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More BCGEU members in PG join strike action

48 more worksites, representing roughly 2,600 members will be added to the BC General Employees Union’s (BCGEU) escalating strike action.

Three cannabis stores in Prince George will see its employees begin picketing, joining the BC Liquor Store located on 3173 Massey Drive.

The three added locations include:

  • 3111 Massey Drive
  • 6111 Southridge Avenue
  • 737 Central Street W

This brings the total PG worksites on strike to nine, which include six cannabis stores, one BC Liquor Store, and two Non-BC Liquor Store sites.

The BCGEU said around 25,000 members are engaged in job action, representing about 34,000 public service workers across the province.

It said the Public Service Bargaining Committee is prepared to return to the table, calling for a eight per cent general wage increase over two years.

This is after the province came to the table with a four per cent general wage increase over two years in late September, with talks breaking down within a day.

The full picket lines and job action listings can be found here.

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Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary Barrowcliff
Zachary is a news reporter for 94.3 the GOAT and Country 97fm in Prince George. His time as a news reporter began in Williams Lake, B.C., spending roughly two years with the Vista radio stations, then making the move up to PG in October, 2024.

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