More than 18,000 Costco workers will be walking picket lines in less than two weeks if a labor dispute over wages and benefits is not resolved, according to the Teamsters union. Members voted by an 85% margin to authorize a strike when their current contract expires on Jan. 31, the union announced on Sunday.

As Costco is embroiled in a controversy over its DEI policies, another battle is brewing with 18,000 of their own employees, who may walk off the job as soon as this week.