US EditionStriking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
The B.C. General Employees' Union now includes 48 sites and 2,600 workers in strike, representing over 25,000 public service members demanding higher wages amid fiscal challenges.
- On Oct. 7, 2025, the B.C. General Employees' Union added 48 work sites and about 2,600 workers joined pickets across British Columbia.
- Negotiations resumed earlier this week but broke down as workers demanded higher wages, with Finance Minister Brenda Bailey citing a forecast $30 B deficit.
- On Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, BCGEU members and supporters marched to a Vancouver rally, while workers at the BC Cannabis Store in Fort St. John and BC Liquor Stores in Fort St. John and Tumbler Ridge joined the strike.
- More public service workers are off the job as the union increases pressure for a new contract, with about 25,000 of 34,000 BCGEU members participating in job action.
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Striking BC Public Service Workers Expand Pickets Again to More Liquor Stores
More public service workers in British Columbia are off the job as the union increases pressure to get a new contract. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it has added 48 work sites to the picket list, with another 2,600 workers taking part in strike action. The additional pickets are at 18 provincial liquor and cannabis retail stores as well as about 30 B.C. offices for natural resources and land-use permits. The union says there are about 2…
Striking B.C. public service workers expand pickets again to more liquor stores
BURNABY — More public service workers in British Columbia are off the job as the union increases pressure to get a new contract. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it has added 48 work sites to the picket list, with another 2,600 workers taking part in strike action. The additional pickets are at 18 provincial […]
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