BC Industry Groups Urging The Government And BCGEU To End Current Job Action

Many industry groups in BC are urging the government and BC General Employees' Union to come to terms on a new deal to end current job action.

Many industry groups in BC are urging the government and BC General Employees' Union to come to terms on a new deal to end current job action.

The Retail Cannabis Council of BC and the BC Craft Farmers Co-op have written to Premier John Horgan calling for cannabis delivery to be declared an essential service.

If not that, they'd like businesses to be allowed to buy from outside the province during the job action.

The BC Restaurant and Food Services Association has also written the premier and union president Stephanie Smith.

The letter says that that businesses and workers can't afford for the job action to continue, adding they are relieved both sides are returning to the bargaining table.

The groups say businesses have already suffered shortages and severe revenue impacts since the job action began last week.

The two sides will be heading back to the table soon, with the union saying pickets set around liquor distribution centres and an overtime ban prompted the new round of talks.