BCGEU workers strike at B.C. liquor and cannabis distribution sites

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The union representing roughly 34,000 public service workers in British Columbia said it is ramping up job action at liquor and cannabis warehouses as a strike enters its fourth week. Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB), one of two government branches responsible for the wholesale distribution and retail sale of alcohol and cannabis. It said Liquor Wholesale Customer Centres in Vancouver and Victoria were also closed and any orders that had not yet been prepared for shipment would be cancelled. LDB Cannabis Wholesale operations said any orders placed after Sept. 21 will be cancelled. “Public service workers cannot keep falling further behind,” said BCGEU president Paul Finch.