Of note, with this announcement, Costco is only raising the wages of workers at non-union stores. The unionized stores are in the middle of contract negotiations and the union has already voted to authorize a strike
You’re 100% correct and I wish the article would call that out. I was pretty disappointed when I read that at first, but I think that, not only are the union workers going to see a victory here as well, but I also suspect that we have the union to thank for the non-union pay… idustries with solid union presence tend to see improvements to both pay and work environments merely because the union is there, effectively setting a standard that has to be at least loosely followed in order to be competitive. In this case, the union isn’t strong in this industry per se, but it is strong within Costco, driving the worker satisfaction up right along with it…which is a pretty great phenomenon.
This is what happens when you have good union representation and collective bargaining agreements. Great job, Teamsters!
Of note, with this announcement, Costco is only raising the wages of workers at non-union stores. The unionized stores are in the middle of contract negotiations and the union has already voted to authorize a strike
You’re 100% correct and I wish the article would call that out. I was pretty disappointed when I read that at first, but I think that, not only are the union workers going to see a victory here as well, but I also suspect that we have the union to thank for the non-union pay… idustries with solid union presence tend to see improvements to both pay and work environments merely because the union is there, effectively setting a standard that has to be at least loosely followed in order to be competitive. In this case, the union isn’t strong in this industry per se, but it is strong within Costco, driving the worker satisfaction up right along with it…which is a pretty great phenomenon.
And a company that isn’t greedy as shit