BCGEU issues STRIKE NOTICE, Government workers to strike on Monday

VANCOUVER, Aug. 17, 2012 /CNW/ - B.C. Government workers in Prince George, Cranbrook, Nelson, Dawson Creek and Burns Lake will strike on Monday, the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union (BCGEU) announced today.

The BCGEU has issued a strike notice to the B.C. Labour Relations Board.

BCGEU members who work for the B.C. government will go on strike on Monday, August 20, 2012 during operating hours at the following worksites:

Prince George:	Plaza 400; 1011 - 4^th Avenue, V2L 1R4
	1044 Fifth Avenue, V2L 5G4
	265 workers - Ministry of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations and Ministry of Transportation
Cranbrook:	1902 Theatre Road, V1C 7G1
	50 members - FrontCounterBC, Ministry of Forests
Nelson:	1907 Ridgewood Dr., V1L 6K1
	50 members - Ministry of Forests
Dawson Creek:	9000 - 17^th Street, V1G 4A4
	50 members - Ministry of Forests
Burns Lake:	185 Yellowhead Hwy., V0J 1E0
	46 members - Ministry of Forests

This is the third BCGEU job action this summer in support of the union's proposals to achieve a new collective agreement with the B.C. Government.

On July 3, BCGEU members picketed three Liquor Distribution Branch sites in Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops. On August 7, the union took strike action at Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resource Operations and Ministry of Labour, Agriculture, Health and Environment in Surrey, Kelowna, Campbell River and 100 Mile House.

Please watch the BCGEU web site home page for the latest information.

SOURCE: B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union

Oliver Rohlfs [phone]

www.bcgeu.ca