BC’s hospitality industry is concerned that an upcoming potential strike by the BC General Employees’ Union could hurt restaurants, bars and other establishments that rely on provincial liquor sales.

The union announced it had issued 72-hour strike notice after its members voted 92.7 per cent in favour of job action. A strike could begin as early as Tuesday morning.

When BCGEU workers last went on strike in 2022, picket lines were set up outside four BC Liquor Distribution Branch centres. That cut off alcohol deliveries to restaurants and bars across BC.

“They picketed in front of the warehouses where we get about half of the entire industry’s alcohol,” said Wine Growers BC president and CEO Jeff Guignard.

“That warehouse is the only source for some products like international spirits

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