One of B.C.'s largest public sector unions and the NDP government are working to get back to the bargaining table after about 2,000 unionized government workers took to picket lines Tuesday in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George.

However, B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey warned that "economic circumstances have changed" following the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing trade war.

"We're looking for an agreement that supports fair wages, fair working conditions but also is fair to all British Columbians," Bailey told CBC News Tuesday afternoon.

She spoke hours after Paul Finch, the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) president, warned there could be more job action ahead.

Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union last went on strike in 2022. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian P

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