US EditionB.C. public service union to escalate strike action
- The BC General Employees' Union launched a public service strike on September 2, 2025, involving over 34,000 members across British Columbia.
- Negotiations broke off in July after the union rejected the government's 4.5 per cent wage offer over two years amid growing frustration over pay and telework protections.
- BCGEU members are experiencing a financial strain, with half living paycheck to paycheck and nearly three-quarters allocating more than a third of their income before taxes to housing costs.
- Union president Paul Finch stated in a press release that their demands to the government are unmistakable: the union members stand together, prepared to take action to obtain a just agreement that maintains the strength of B.C.’s public services.
- The strike underscores recruitment and retention challenges in B.C.'s understaffed public service and may lead to prolonged labour unrest affecting hundreds of thousands of workers if unresolved.
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Prince George Citizen+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
B.C. strike escalates but doesn't hit liquor sites, as province unveils 4.5% offer
·Prince George, Canada
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Bradford Today+7 Reposted by 7 other sources
B.C. unveils 4.5% offer to striking public service staff, wages only 'part of story'
SURREY — The British Columbia government has unveiled details of its last offer to striking public service workers, ahead of the expected expansion of job action by the B.C. General Employees’ Union.
·Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Left
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