US EditionB.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
About 15,000 of the 34,000 public sector workers are participating in job actions after wage negotiations stalled, prompting a large union rally and march in downtown Vancouver.
- On Wednesday, the BC General Employees' Union, representing 34,000 public sector workers, says members of other unions will join a downtown Vancouver rally.
- Union negotiators returned at the government's invitation but talks broke down shortly after they began, with the union seeking an eight per cent raise while the B.C. government offered five per cent in Monday talks.
- About 15,000 members are already involved in job action, with pickets at about one-third of provincial liquor stores, distribution warehouses, and government offices around B.C.
- The union says the rally is part of a significant escalation after talks broke down on Monday, while Finance Minister Brenda Bailey said B.C. faces a constrained fiscal environment and won’t agree at any cost.
- Now in its fifth week, the strike shows no timeline for when talks will resume, with Paul Finch saying wages barely increased and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey disputing that claim.
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Unions converge in downtown Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract
The union representing British Columbia’s public service workers says it expects to see thousands of people in downtown Vancouver today in a show of solidarity over its contract dispute with the provincial government.
Unions to meet in downtown Vancouver in push for BC public service contract
The union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it expects to see thousands of people in downtown Vancouver today in a show of solidarity over its contract dispute with the provincial government.
B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of other unions will join a rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday to show they are “not backing down” after contract talks stalled with the government.
Unions to converge in downtown Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract – Energeticcity.ca
VANCOUVER — The union representing British Columbia’s public service workers says it expects to see thousands of people in downtown Vancouver today in a show of solidarity over its contract dispute with the provincial government. The BC General Employees’ Union says members of other unions from across the province will join its workers in a march starting at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Union president Paul Finch said Monday that the resumption of…
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