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25,000 now on strike as BCGEU escalates strike action further

The BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) is escalating job action further today (Thursday) with more than 25,000 front line public service workers now on strike.

According to the BCGEU, the number of fully struck ministries and crown corporations has reached 11:

  • Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement
  • Education and Childcare (new)
  • Employment Standards Branch (new)
  • Housing and municipal affairs (new)
  • Infrastructure (new)
  • Jobs, Economic Recovery, and Innovation (new)
  • Ministry of Citizen’s Services
  • Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Ministry of Mining
  • Ministry of Water, Land and Resources Stewardship
  • Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (new)
  • Tourism, Arts and Culture (new)

475 worksites are now affected, and significant impacts to public services are expected in the days ahead.

In Prince George, picket lines are up along Massey Drive, near the BC Liquor Store in the Pine Centre Mall parking lot, and along 4th Avenue near the Service B.C. location.

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Darin Bain
Darin Bain
Darin is a news reporter for Vista Radio's Prince George stations. His career started in the Cariboo in 2020, working as a News Reporter in both 100 Mile House and Williams Lake before making the move to Prince George in late 2021.

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