A week ago their union announced 80% support amongst their union workers for increased pay and they threatened to strike starting jan 31st if wages weren’t increased. I forget exact numbers but last year they still made like 7 billion in income (200billion revenue) so they could afford to give their employees raises.
Don’t get me wrong, Costco is cool and nice, but this is why unions are good
Costco has always invested heavily in thier workers. I love the place. Even the people selling the hotdogs are making a livable wage, and you can tell by how everyone in that store is helpful and nice.
Sam’s club is the evil twin owned by Walmart. I go waaay out of my way to pass a Sam’s club and shop at Costco.
Sure, but there was a reason that strike was threatened and unions said that Costco had been intentionally slow walking at every turn. Even waiting until the last second here was likely calculated and considered down to the dollar versus lost sentiment in public perception and PR spend to attempt to recover image. Very cynical, but happy if it ultimately worked out. If…
Does anyone know if there’s a monkey paw angle on this, or genuine win for the workers?
A week ago their union announced 80% support amongst their union workers for increased pay and they threatened to strike starting jan 31st if wages weren’t increased. I forget exact numbers but last year they still made like 7 billion in income (200billion revenue) so they could afford to give their employees raises.
Don’t get me wrong, Costco is cool and nice, but this is why unions are good
Costco has always invested heavily in thier workers. I love the place. Even the people selling the hotdogs are making a livable wage, and you can tell by how everyone in that store is helpful and nice.
Sam’s club is the evil twin owned by Walmart. I go waaay out of my way to pass a Sam’s club and shop at Costco.
Sure, but there was a reason that strike was threatened and unions said that Costco had been intentionally slow walking at every turn. Even waiting until the last second here was likely calculated and considered down to the dollar versus lost sentiment in public perception and PR spend to attempt to recover image. Very cynical, but happy if it ultimately worked out. If…