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B.C.'s public service workers have voted to authorize a strike, according to an announcement by the B.C. General Employees' Union (BCGEU) on Friday, Aug. 29.

BCGEU President Paul Finch said 92.7 per cent of workers voted in favour of authorization, and 86.4 per cent of eligible members voted.

Finch said the government indicated it would not return to the table, and the union plans to issue a 72-hour strike notice for action taking effec 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

Professional Employees' Union members have also voted to authorize a strike and will be issuing a 72-hour strike notice alongside the BCGEU.

On July 18, Finch declared an impasse in negotiations on the next collective agreement for the roughly 34,000 members of the public service bargaining unit.

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