There’s no end in sight to a strike involving thousands of provincial government workers in B.C.

Picketing by members of the BC General Employees’ Union that started Tuesday continues Wednesday in Prince George, Surrey, and at seven locations in Victoria.

The union, which represents 34,000 members in fields including social services, health care, education, government liquor stores, prisons, courts and public administration, says strikes will continue “until further notice.”

On Tuesday, B.C.’s finance minister said government representatives and the union were meeting to discuss opportunities to return to the bargaining table, but the union said it was unacceptable for the province to ask it to return without offering a better wage deal.

So far, only around 2,000 union workers, particu

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