(File Photo: Source for Photo: A sign displays the price for shirts as a shopper peruses the offerings at a Costco warehouse on Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Lone Tree, Colo. American consumers faced a third straight monthly surge in princes in June, the latest sign that a rapid reopening of the economy is fueling a pent-up demand for goods and services that in many cases remain in short supply. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) According to the Teamsters union, over 18,000 Costco workers are planning to go on strike on January 31st if an argument over benefits and wages is not settled. In an announcement on Sunday, the Teamsters Union confirmed that a vote of over 85% of people wanted to go on strike. It is not determined at this time what the Teamsters Union will give as benefits to the workers of Costco. Costco also did not quickly respond for comment about the situation.