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BCGEU Strike Reaches 77 Liquor Stores as Union and Province Plan Monday Talks

An 8.25% pay demand opposed by a roughly 4.5% offer is driving disruptions to liquor and cannabis distribution.

Here's the full list of B.C. Liquor stores that are now on strike.
Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union picket outside an ICBC driver licensing office, in Surrey, B.C., Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. The union issued 72-hour strike notice following a strike authorization vote in which 92.7% of members voted in favour of job action. Public service members began strike action on Sept. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS
Another 37 B.C. Liquor stores are closed after more B.C. General Employees Union members walked off the job.

Overview

  • Workers walked off at 17 more BC Liquor Stores on Friday, and action expanded to the Ministry of Attorney General, bringing the total on strike to 77.
  • BCGEU says more than 15,000 public service employees are engaged in job action after four weeks of pickets across the province.
  • The union says bargaining with the government will resume Monday, Sept. 29, following provincial outreach indicating a new offer.
  • The province has proposed roughly 4.5% in wage increases over two years with cost-of-living increases, while the union is seeking 8.25%.
  • Targeted closures at higher-revenue stores and overtime bans at LDB warehouses have disrupted liquor and cannabis supply to restaurants and producers.