B.C. public service union to escalate job action after talks break off with government

The head of the union representing British Columbia’s 34,000 public sector workers says a government request to get back to the bargaining table appears to have been a “cheap stunt” as it offered little change to end weeks of strike action.

Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees’ Union, said negotiators for the employer were three hours late and hardly increased their offer.