Costco工人投票批准全国罢工,如果1月31日未达成合同的话。 Costco workers vote to authorize a nationwide strike if a contract isn't reached by Jan. 31.

Costco的工会工人,以Teamsters工会为代表,在1月31日未达成新合同的情况下,以压倒多数投票批准全国罢工。 Costco's unionized workers, represented by the Teamsters union, have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a nationwide strike if a new contract isn't reached by January 31. 投票是在代表18 000多名工人的工会进行谈判之后进行的,而Costco未能达成协议。 The vote comes after negotiations between the union, representing over 18,000 workers, and Costco failed to produce an agreement. 最后一轮会谈从1月20日开始。 The final round of talks begins on January 20.