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BCGEU Strike Widens to Include All Wildfire and Forests Staff as Talks Continue

Non-binding mediation under veteran arbitrators seeks to break the eight-week impasse.

Striking Canada Post employee Raylene Marshall wears a pig costume as she joins B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) members and other supporters at a rally in Vancouver earlier this month.

Overview

  • BCGEU says more than 25,000 workers are now on picket lines at over 550 worksites across British Columbia.
  • All remaining BC Wildfire Service and B.C. Ministry of Forests members have joined the job action, with essential services maintained for public safety.
  • The BC Wildfire Service reports 94 active fires in the province, with about 90% considered under control.
  • Mediation began Oct. 18 with Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers as mediators, but no settlement has been announced.
  • The strike has disrupted hundreds of public services and squeezed liquor and cannabis supply, with reports citing mounting fiscal and hospitality pressures.