BCGEU

• BCGEU members vote 89 per cent in favour of deal to end strike

  The union said in a statement Thursday that 79 per cent of members participated in the vote, and 89 per cent voted in favour of the deal that includes a 3 per cent wage increase.

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  Nov 13, 2025
  
• It will take weeks for alcohol backlog to clear following tentative BCGEU deal

  The Professional Employees Association has been rallying alongside the BCGEU, but it's also taking down its own picket lines as its negotiations continue.

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  Oct 27, 2025
  
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• BCGEU says tentative agreement reached in historic strike

  British Columbia General Employees Union members' job action has been in place for about eight weeks, with more members joining as time went by.

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  Oct 26, 2025
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• All of BC Wildfire Service joins BCGEU strike

  Non-binding mediation began on Saturday Oct. 18 between the B.C. government and the union with mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers.

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  Oct 22, 2025
• Striking BCGEU member speaks out as contract negotiations with government stall

  Emery Hartley said members of the public have helped boost morale by bringing snacks and coffee or just honking their car horns in support.

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  Oct 16, 2025
• BCGEU strike: Restaurant wishes they could purchase alcohol from private store next door

  A Vancouver restaurant owner says he’s growing increasingly frustrated with the bureaucratic hurdles around liquor sales in the province as the BCGEU strike enters week seven.

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  Oct 14, 2025
• B.C. restaurants, stores say alcohol supplies running low as strike drags on

  The strike by the B.C. General Employees Union is in its sixth week and all government liquor and cannabis stores are behind picket lines.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2025
• BCGEU strike escalation: Here are the businesses, industries affected

  The union says more than 25,000 front-line public service workers across 475 worksites are on strike, which brings the number of affected ministries and Crown corporations to 11.

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  Oct 9, 2025
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• Thousands of BCGEU members join strike action on B.C. legislature grounds

  Monday marked the first day of the fall legislative session and politicians from across the province were in Victoria as the fall sitting got underway.

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  Oct 6, 2025
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• BCGEU escalates strike with more liquor, cannabis stores behind picket lines

  Friday's escalation saw almost 900 additional workers from 22 worksites joining the job action, 20 more B.C. Liquor and cannabis stores and front-line staff from other unions.

  Politics

  Oct 3, 2025