A threatened strike at 56 Costco stores across six states has been averted for now, as the company and negotiators for the Teamsters union, representing 18,000 workers, reached an 11th hour tentative agreement,

Teamsters said the Costco agreement will need to be approved by members. Costco and the Teamsters union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, avoiding a strike, the union said Saturday.