BC General Employees' Union

• BCGEU visits Kelowna picket line as strike action escalates

  The union says it wants an 8.25 per cent wage increase over two years, plus cost-of-living adjustments.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2025
  
• Union launches petition to improve conditions for B.C.’s wildland firefighters

  The call comes as the province grapples with its worst wildfire season on record in terms of the amount of land burned -- more than 1.5 million hectares.

  Fire

  Aug 15, 2023
  
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• Public sector strike shutters B.C. pot shops, potentially boosting black market

  Industry insiders say the ongoing strike could do lasting damage to the nascent sector, and embolden a black market that was never fully stamped in the province.

  Cannabis

  Aug 26, 2022
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• Penticton, B.C. cannabis stores running out of product amid BCGEU strike

  Cannabis retailers have been caught in the crossfire of the BCGEU strike action outside of BC liquor distribution branches.

  Canada

  Aug 23, 2022
• BC General Employees’ Union bans overtime as job action continues

  BCGEU president Stephanie Smith said the public service has relied on overtime for far too long, and that the ban aims to deal with some systemic issues behind that reliance.

  Politics

  Aug 22, 2022
• Pressure mounts on B.C. government as public sector strike drags on

  In the four days since the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) began job action, leaders with the nurses', teachers' and hospital employees unions have all joined the picket lines.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2022
• Province offers B.C. public sector union 11% pay raise over 3 years as job action looms

  The new, three-year offer comes after contract talks have broken off and the B.C. General Employees' Union says it's making strike plans.

  Politics

  Jul 5, 2022
• More than 90% of BCGEU public service members vote to strike, citing inflation

  The vote included some 33,000 members of the public service, including firefighters, correctional officers, administration staff and workers at the BC Liquor and Cannabis stores. 

  Economy

  Jun 22, 2022
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• BCGEU to hold strike vote for 33,000 public sector employees amid wage impasse

  The BCGEU's provincewide strike vote will begin on May 16 and last five weeks, with a vote count scheduled for June 22. 

  Economy

  May 6, 2022
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• BC General Employees’ Union plans for strike vote as contract impasse continues

  BCGEU president Stephanie Smith says negotiations for a new contract for 33,000 members of the public service are currently at an impasse.

  Politics

  Apr 12, 2022