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.

Costco shareholders voted down an investor proposal from a right-leaning think tank that urged management to investigate the business risks of DEI.

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.

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.

He’s the wrong kind of Costco guy. A California man who was convicted last year of sexually assaulting two Costco employees — including one who was working at a free-sample concession stand

While Costco is known for paying its employees higher wages than its competitors, the union is accusing the company of not sharing its recent success with workers.

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

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

The membership-based big box chain famous for its bulk retail goods and $1.50 hotdog combo recently bought approximately 32 acres of the former Fruitport Golf Course on Harvey Street south of the Lakes Mall, according to a news release from Grand Haven-based developer Cherette Group, which sold the property.