As the BC General Employees’ Union strike enters its third week, the union says job action will expand to more workers once again — this time hitting close to the core of B.C.‘s mining sector.

Starting Tuesday, government employees who help support the province’s mineral and mining operations will be included.

“This means the engineers, the geoscientists, the agrologists, and the foresters who oversee all the permitting of mines, the enforcement of safety and the compliance of environmental regulations are off the job,” said Melissa Moroz with the Professional Employees Association at a media event in Victoria Tuesday.

Joining picket lines Tuesday are staff from the Mineral Development and Mineral Titles offices in Vancouver, along with workers at the Southeast Mines Office in Cranbrook

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