New York (CNN) — In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain. Most companies tend to respond aggressively to organizing efforts, but Costco delivered a surprising response to the union win. The group of 238 workers in Norfolk are set to join 18,000 Teamsters at Costco nationwide, according to the union. Specially, the workers said their…

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By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain. Most companies tend to respond aggressively to organizing efforts, but Costco delivered a surprising response to the union win. The group of 238 workers in Norfolk are set to join 18,000 Teamsters at Costco nationwide, according to the union. Specially…

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"The fact that a majority of Norfolk employees felt that they wanted or needed a union constitutes a failure on our part," CEO Ron Vachris wrote in a letter with former CEO Craig Jelinek. Costco (Vachris); Eric Thayer/Getty Images (warehouse)Costco's current and former CEOs responded Friday to a Virginia warehouse's recent vote to unionize."We're not disappointed in our employees; we're disappointed in ourselves," they wrote in a memo.Roughly 5%…

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Costco’s surprising response to workers’ union win in Virginia: It’s not you, it’s us

In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain.Most companies tend to respond aggressively to organizing efforts, but Costco delivered a surprising response to the union win.The group of 238 workers in Norfolk are set to join 18,000 Teamsters at Costco nationwide, according to the union. Specially, the workers said their hope in becoming T…

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Workers at the Costco located in Norfolk voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to join Teamsters, America's largest union.

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In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain.

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New York (CNN) — In December, Costco workers in Norfolk, Virginia voted to unionize in what they said was a bid to improve working conditions at the wholesale retail chain.

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Costco had an interesting response to the workers' union. The company responded with a statement of support for its workers. The response was posted on the company's social media accounts. It was the first time Costco had responded to a workers union in more than a decade. The statement said that the union's actions were "unacceptable"

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