There are no signs of a deal on day seven of escalating strike action by the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU), and now, the restaurant industry is bracing for its worst-case scenario: liquor shortages.

So far, the job action has not affected B.C.’s Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) warehouses, but if it does, restaurants say they would feel the impact within days.

“It is just creating an uncertainty we do not need right now,” said Ian Tostensen, president of the BC Restaurant and Food Services Association.

“It is like you own a bank, and someone says, ‘I’m going to rob you, but I’m not going to tell you when.’ That is the same thing with the BCGEU — we are potentially going to have action against the LDB warehouse and or stores.”

In the meantime, Tostensen says owners are scrambling t

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