VANCOUVER — Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver in a push for a new contract, after talks broke down with provincial government negotiators on Monday.

Members of other unions, including the Professional Employees Association, joined the march in what the BC General Employees’ Union calls a show of solidarity.

Participants chanted “union power” and “the workers united will never be defeated” as they marched through the streets from the Vancouver Art Gallery toward Jack Poole plaza, near the Vancouver Convention Centre, for a rally.

It comes after BCGEU president Paul Finch said the resumption of talks Monday didn’t last long, after the province presented a contract that was little changed from an earlier offer.

Meanwhile, Premier David E

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