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Media advisory - BCGEU to announce results of public service strike vote - BC General Employees' Union (BCGEU)

Published on August 27, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  
August 27, 2025 

BURNABY, B.C. (Coast Salish Territories) – B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) president and public service bargaining committee chair Paul Finch will hold a press conference on Friday, August 29 to announce the results of a strike vote by BCGEU members working for the public service. 

The strike vote was called following a breakdown in negotiations between the BCGEU and the BC Public Service Agency (PSA) on July 18, 2025. Voting began on August 11 and closes at noon on August 29. 

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025 

Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. PST 

Location: In person: 4911 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., please check in at reception. Online: For Zoom access, contact [email protected].

Who: The BCGEU public service bargaining committee. BCGEU president Paul Finch will be available for interviews. 
 
RSVP: Media are asked to please RSVP to confirm attendance. Paper copies of the media release announcing the strike vote result will be distributed on site 15 minutes before the press conference begins. 

The BCGEU’s public service bargaining unit is one of the largest in B.C., consisting of over 34,000 members. Negotiations with the BC Public Service Agency began on January 22, 2025. 

Media Contact: Nadja Komnenic, BCGEU Communications 
[email protected], 604-442-2289 

Backgrounder: https://www.bargainingbc.ca/public_service 



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