SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Teamsters Union said it sent a letter last week to the state attorney general here calling for an investigation of complaints that Costco Wholesale Corp. is requiring California employees to collect signatures on petitions to put reform of workers' compensation on a statewide ballot.
choice," Mack told SN.
Costco officials could not be reached for comment. The warehouse club operator is based in Issaquah, Wash.
Mack said the union's objections involve the alleged coercion, although he also said the Teamsters do not like the proposed initiative, which would severely limit or eliminate worker choices. He said the Teamsters are part of a group of business, labor and state officials who are working on a legislative solution to reduce workers' compensation costs in California that would offer a variety of options without eliminating choice.
