Bcgeu Ends Strike In Good Faith After Progress In Contract Negotiations

A statement from the union said representatives were making “significant progress” at the bargaining table this week. The two sides will continue to meet in hopes of finalizing a tentative deal, but in the meantime, union workers are returning to work “as a sign of good faith,” the BCGEU said. “The union overtime ban has ended — effective immediately — and preparations are underway to call off picketing at BC Liquor Distribution Branch locations,” the statement said. The union, which represents about 33,000 public service workers across the province, began limited job action on August 15. Picket lines were formed outside BC Liquor Distribution Branch locations in Delta, Richmond and Kamloops along with the wholesale customer center in Victoria, prompting the province to ration the amount of certain alcoholic products consumers could buy in a single transaction. Last Monday, the union imposed a ban on overtime work. The union and the provincial government have agreed not to comment further on negotiations while they are ongoing, according to the BCGEU. A man checks his receipt as he leaves a BC Liquor Store with a cart full of purchases in Vancouver on August 19, 2022. The state’s liquor stores implemented limits on alcohol sales in response to BCGEU work that affected several distribution points that week. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) More to come.

title: “Bcgeu Ends Strike In Good Faith After Progress In Contract Negotiations Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Phuong Dunaway”

A statement from the union said representatives were making “significant progress” at the bargaining table this week. The two sides will continue to meet in hopes of finalizing a tentative deal, but in the meantime, union workers are returning to work “as a sign of good faith,” the BCGEU said. “The union overtime ban has ended — effective immediately — and preparations are underway to call off picketing at BC Liquor Distribution Branch locations,” the statement said. The union, which represents about 33,000 public service workers across the province, began limited job action on August 15. Picket lines were formed outside BC Liquor Distribution Branch locations in Delta, Richmond and Kamloops along with the wholesale customer center in Victoria, prompting the province to ration the amount of certain alcoholic products consumers could buy in a single transaction. Last Monday, the union imposed a ban on overtime work. The union and the provincial government have agreed not to comment further on negotiations while they are ongoing, according to the BCGEU. A man checks his receipt as he leaves a BC Liquor Store with a cart full of purchases in Vancouver on August 19, 2022. The state’s liquor stores implemented limits on alcohol sales in response to BCGEU work that affected several distribution points that week. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) More to come.