Overview

• Talks ended Monday shortly after the first bargaining session since July.
• BCGEU reports about 15,000 of the 34,000 workers covered by the contract are participating in actions ranging from overtime bans to picketing.
• Pickets are up at roughly one-third of provincial liquor stores and at liquor and cannabis distribution warehouses in Richmond, Delta and Kamloops.
• The union is seeking an 8.25% wage increase over two years, while reports say the province offered 2% in each year.
• BCGEU says talks are paused until a materially different offer is tabled and has scheduled a Wednesday rally in Vancouver, as the government says it is seeking a fair deal for workers and taxpayers.