Costco Wholesale shareholders voted against a proposal requesting a report on the risks of maintaining its diversity and inclusion initiatives, the U.S. company said on Thursday, against the backdrop of intense scrutiny of such policies.

Bryan Fields, a Costco employee in Baltimore and member of Teamsters Local 570, told ABC News that the strike deadline comes after months of stalled conversations, extensions and failed negotiations with the company.

Costco workers in the U.S. are ready to strike. Here's how it might impact your local store and a look at Ohio Costco locations.

DEI has its defenders at Costco. Shareholders rejected--by a vote tally of around 98% to 2%--a proposal by a conservative activist group pushing the company to revisit its DEI policies. While many other companies have retreated from their DEI programs,

A California Costco turned into a fight club when a ravenous crowd of adults brawled over Pokémon cards as they cleared the store’s shelves within seconds, risking limb for an easy payout. Wild footage captured shoppers at the Atwater Village Costco in Los Angeles fighting over large quantities of the coveted Pokémon cards on Jan. 16.

I had a Costco membership for one year, but I'd never go back to shopping at the warehouse. Throughout my membership, I became a worse shopper.

A Bay Area man used free samples at a Mendocino County Costco store as cover to sexually assault employees, authorities said.

Costco’s board of directors are rejecting anti-diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, noting the company will defend “respect and inclusion” as efforts are underway nationwide to strike

Even with signs to not double grind, people would do it all day long and clog the burrs," one Costco employee said on Reddit. "Also we had paint brushes to wipe the grounds and keep the machines clean and people would drop the brushes and grind them into their coffee.

About 18,000 Costco workers will go on strike beginning Feb. 1 if their union doesn’t reach a deal with the warehouse retailer, the union announced Sunday. The Teamsters represent Costco workers in 56 warehouses across five states,

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.