B.C. public service workers’ strike expands to liquor stores in latest escalation
September 24, 2025
Striking public service workers in British Columbia have expanded their picket lines to 25 Liquor Distribution Branch retail stores in the latest escalation of job action.
The B.C. General Employees’ Union said Wednesday that more than 600 workers at the liquor stores have walked off the job across the province in an effort to push the government back to the negotiating table.
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