Union Escalates BC Public Service Job Action, Saying No Improved Offer in Sight

Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union picket outside an ICBC driver licensing office, in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The union representing thousands of British Columbia public service workers says it is escalating job action in the dispute.

The BC General Employees’ Union says pickets are being expanded today to include the Ministry of Finance office in downtown Vancouver.