The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) escalated strike action on Wednesday when more than 600 workers walked off the job at 25 Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) retail stores across the province.

In a release from the BCGEU , the union said the locations were chosen because they “represent a significant source of government revenue.”

In addition, almost 1,000 workers at a multi-ministry site (Agriculture, Environment, Forests, Jobs, Tourism, Water) on Jutland Road in Victoria joined the strike, the BCGEU said.

According to the union, more than 14,000 public service workers are now on strike.

“Starting this week, public service workers have been forced to significantly escalate strike action,” said Paul Finch, BCGEU president and chair of the Public Service Bargaining Committee,

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