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Fuck you costco, let them unionize...
Higher wage is good but this ain't what this is about
They are unionized, which is probably why this is happening.
A pretty small percentage I think. 18000 of 220k. I'm a fan of Unions and good on Costco . You'll also notice a distinct lack of union busting at Costco compared to your Amazons and Starbuckses
They are. Costco seems to have, for now, some of the last few respectable executives.
The raise comes from an authorised strike for 18000 employees at Costco who are unionized though?
They have unionized workers, the pay rise comes from said union brokering a new deal that almost led to a strike of 18k employees.
" In total, less than 10% of Costco Warehouse locations are unionized" dec 2022,
https://www.aisleofshame.com/is-costco-union-friendly-unionized-locations/
Unions and (Threats of) Strikes work!
"Nationwide strike at Costco set to begin Saturday"
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/01/31/csco-j31.html