VANCOUVER — BC General Employees’ Union president Paul Finch says public sector workers are willing to strike for “as long as it takes” to get a fair deal from the provincial government, as the union escalates job action on day three of the dispute.

The union has expanded picket sites to include a building in downtown Vancouver housing a B.C. finance ministry office, where Finch joined dozens of union members wearing placards and shouting slogans.

Finch says the provincial government has not budged from its last wage offer before the strike, and has not returned to the bargaining table.

He says the union’s escalation is an effort to “compel government to come back to the table with a reasonable, decent offer.”

Premier David Eby says the government’s goal is to reach a deal that’s both

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