Costco has until midnight to reach a new agreement with workers, or thousands of employees plan to walk off the job.
Costco Wholesale announced a significant pay raise for its non-union employees, just one day before contract talks with unionized workers were set to reach a critical point, according to Bloomberg.
Costco Wholesale announced that they would be increasing pay for the majority of the retailer's hourly workers to over $30 per hour, according to a memo sent out to employees.
Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.