US EditionB.C. public workers’ strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses
More than 10,000 workers at 36 sites, including liquor and cannabis warehouses, strike for an 8.25% wage increase over two years, union says.
- Public sector workers in British Columbia expanded strike action to liquor and cannabis warehouses on September 22, 2025, involving over 10,000 members with picket lines across 28 sites.
- The strike escalation follows ongoing government refusal to return to negotiations despite union demands for wage increases aligned with inflation and cost of living.
- Union president Paul Finch stated strike action targets front-facing operations as a last resort while attempting to minimize public disruption, and new ministry sites in Vancouver and Victoria joined the strike list.
- Shipping supervisor Mark Guolo walked off his job at a Delta liquor distribution center where employees handle up to 120,000 cases daily, underscoring the strike's impact on essential supply chains.
- The union plans continued job action until the province returns to the bargaining table, indicating ongoing tension with potential service impacts across public operations in British Columbia.
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B.C. public service workers expand picket locations again in bid to restart talks (BC)
Striking British Columbia public service workers have furthered job action, with the union announcing another 10 sites across five cities now behind picket lines. The latest escalation by the BC General Employees' Union brings the number of provincial offices and facilities behind active pickets to ...
BCGEU picket line in Cranbrook today | Cranbrook, East Kootenay
BCGEU escalates strike action across B.C. as government refuses to negotiate The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) is continuing its sharp escalation of job action this week as the province-wide public service strike enters its fourth week—the longest public service strike in B.C.’s history. Today, workers have walked off the job at additional sites in Cranbrook (205 Industrial Rd G), Victoria, Penticton, Coquitlam and Kamloops. In total, mo…
B.C. public workers' strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses – Energeticcity.ca
DELTA — Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The BC General Employees’ Union says workers at the Liquor Distribution Branch’s headquarters in Burnaby as well as warehouses in Delta, Richmond and Kamloops are now on strike. The union has also added five new provincial ministry work sites in Vancouve…
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