Thousands of striking public sector workers will rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday as both sides remain far apart in negotiations.

The B.C. General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) says members of other unions will join the march from the Vancouver Art Gallery to the Vancouver Convention Centre as their five weeks of job action continues with no end in sight.

The union says it is prepared to escalate the strike after the province’s increased wage offer of five per cent over two years was rejected.

The union counter-offered with a request for eight per cent over the term, despite the province claiming financial constraints.

“We’ve been very careful about, for the first three weeks of this strike, in terms of trying not to inconvenience the public, obviously, at a certain point there’s on

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