BCGEU issues 72-hour strike notice for more than 34,000 public sector workers

The B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) has issued a 72-hour strike notice for more than 34,000 public sector workers.

Of the 86 per cent of members who participated in the strike vote, the union said 92.7 per cent voted in favour of job action.

It said job action could start as early as Tuesday morning — the day after Labour Day. However, the union did not provide further details about what that job action might look like.

The thousands of public service workers that could be on strike next week include wildland firefighters, social workers, correctional officers and sheriffs, administrative professionals, conservation officers, court workers and scientists, among others.

As the cost of living remains high throughout B.C., the union said it's fighting for better wages and remote wor