Government Employees Union and the province have collapsed again, according to the BCGEU. For the first time in two months, both sides met Monday morning to end job action that forced the closure of dozens of B.C. liquor stores and government offices. Finch says the union will “escalate sharply” its job action after the government showed “disrespect” by presenting an offer that was little changed. The union says about 15,000 of its 34,000 members involved in the contract are conducting some form of job action, from an overtime ban to picketing.