BCGEU strike

2022 - 8 - 15

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Strike action: B.C.'s largest public sector union to picket BC Liquor ... (CTV News Vancouver)

A union representing tens of thousands of government workers says it will begin job action Monday.

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Union announces targeted job action at B.C. liquor distribution ... (CBC.ca)

The British Columbia General Employees' Union (BCGEU) says it will set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and distribution ...

Tostenson said the "saving grace" is that restaurants in B.C. can buy directly from local wineries and breweries. Association president Ian Tostenson said business owners will start to feel the pressure by the end of the week if a strike were to last. Smith has said wage protection is the top concern of her members as inflation climbs dramatically. The B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association said targeting the liquor distribution centres is "unfair" to restaurants already struggling to get back on their feet after the pandemic. If the government does not come back to the table, she said the union will assess and "escalate" its job action further. "This is a revenue-generating business for government," said union president Stephanie Smith, speaking to the decision to target liquor distribution centres.

Picket line to go up at Kamloops Distribution Centre as BCGEU ... (CFJC Today Kamloops)

KAMLOOPS - The union representing about 33000 staff in the B.C. Public Service Agency says it will begin targ...

A picket line will go up at the Kamloops Distribution Centre on 9881 Dallas Dr. at 3:30 p.m. Picket line to go up at Kamloops Distribution Centre as BCGEU begins strike action

Liquor and weed sales could be greatly impacted by BC worker ... (Daily Hive)

The BCGEU will be taking job action beginning Monday afternoon and it could impact your liquor and cannabis supply at BC stores.

Exploratory discussions were held and the bargaining committee unanimously decided a return to the table would not be fruitful at this time,” reads the BCGEU strike notice. The distribution centre staff will be behind picket lines. This particular job action covers around 1,000 workers according to the BCGEU Treasure Paul Finch.

BCGEU starts job action Monday at liquor distribution centres (Castanet.net)

The BC General Employees' Union will start job action in a very limited manner on Monday afternoon.

Since taking that strike vote, the union has been in negotiations with the province over who are deemed essential service workers. Staff from a LDB customer service centre in Burnaby will also join the lines. The Hospital Employees Union of BC announced Friday it is pausing its own contract negotiations with the government in support of the BCGEU.

BCGEU announces targeted job action, picket lines, as strike notice ... (TheRecord.com)

BURNABY, B.C. - The British Columbia General Employees' Union says it will set up picket lines at four BC Liquor Distribution Branch wholesale and dis...

A statement from the union says retail liquor and cannabis stores are not part of the job action that began Monday, but the cannabis division of the Burnaby customer care centre is included, although a picket line won’t be set up there. He says the province is committed to the collective bargaining process and to reaching an agreement that is fair, reasonable and supports the needs of workers, residents and the government’s fiscal plan so it has the resources it needs to keep delivering services. It says picket lines were to go up around 3:30 p.m., outside liquor distribution centres in Delta, Richmond and Kamloops, as well as the wholesale customer centre in Victoria.