Unionized B.C. public sector workers are now striking at liquor and cannabis warehouses; could more services — from campsites to social services — be disrupted?
B.C. residents may start noticing empty shelves at BC Liquor stores and fewer online options for cannabis in the coming days now that the BC General Employees’ Union has followed through on its threat of job action.
The warehouse strike could last for an indefinite amount of time, so long as the government does not meet the union’s demands, according to Smith. However, not all these workers can strike, according to an essential services order from the BC Labour Relations Board obtained last week. The Public Service Agency went public in July with its offer of an 11% pay increase over three years plus a $2,500 payment per worker.