The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) ramped up its job action across the province.
While the Professional Employees’ Association pulls the remaining members, the union announced that at the start of this morning (Thursday), over 370 members joined picket lines.
That brings the total to nearly 25,000 taking job action, and over 470 picket lines across the province.
This is after the province came to the table with a four per cent general wage increase over two years in late September, with the union seeking eight per cent, leading to talks breaking down within a day.
“Our bargaining committee remains ready and willing to find common ground.” said BCGEU President Paul Finch.
“But until the government comes to the table with a real solution and a deal that our members will want to ratify, we’ll keep standing strong. If the government were genuinely interested in reaching a fair deal, we would already be at the bargaining table working toward one.”
The full picket lines and job action listings can be found here.
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