B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) members picket outside of a B.C. provincial liquor store in Vancouver, on Oct. 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Ethan CairnsThe British Columbia General Employees’ Union has voted to ratify an agreement with the provincial government, marking the “official end” to a public sector strike that lasted eight weeks.The union said in a statement Thursday that 79 percent of members participated in the vote, and 89 percent voted in favour of the deal that includes a 3 percent wage increase each year for four years.
BCGEU Members Vote 89 Percent in Favour of Deal to Officially End Strike
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