Media Advisory 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
September 23, 2025 

BCGEU escalates strike action across B.C. as government refuses to negotiate 

BURNABY – The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is continuing its sharp escalation of job action this week as the province-wide public service strike enters its fourth week-the longest public service strike in B.C.'s history. 
Today, workers have walked off the job at additional sites in Victoria, Penticton, Cranbrook, Coquitlam and Kamloops. In total, more than 12,500 public service workers are now engaged in job action at 63 sites across the province, including 33 active picket lines. Escalations will continue throughout the week.

Until now, BCGEU members have focused job action on core government operations in an effort to avoid disrupting the public. But government's continued refusal to negotiate has left workers no choice but to escalate sharply. 

Sites joining strike action today include: 

• 1515 Blanshard, Victoria 
• 3400 Davidson Ave, Victoria 
• 818 Fort St, Victoria 
• 940 Blanshard, Victoria 
• 1150 McKenzie Ave, Victoria 
• 102 Industrial Place, Penticton 
• 205 Industrial Rd G, Cranbrook 
• 1500 Woolridge, Coquitlam
• 727 Fisgard, Victoria 
• 1801 Princeton-Kamloops Hwy, Kamloops 

 
Members at these sites work across a wide range of public services, including the Ministries of Health; Children and Family Development; Public Safety and Solicitor General; Attorney General; Citizens' Services; and Transportation and Transit, as well as the BC Conservation Service and Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE). 
 

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For more information, contact BCGEU Communications:
Nadja Komnenic: [email protected] | 604.442.2289
Backgrounder:https://www.bargainingbc.ca/public_service

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