不列颠哥伦比亚省工会授权就工资纠纷对34,000名工人进行罢工。 Unions in British Columbia authorize strike for 34,000 workers over wage dispute.

由于工资争端, 哥伦比亚省的BCGEU和PEA工会已授权34,000名公共服务工人罢工, British Columbia's BCGEU and PEA unions have authorized a strike for 34,000 public service workers, set to begin after Labour Day, due to a wage dispute. 工会要求第一年工资增加4%,第二年增加4.25%,而政府在两年内只提出增加3.5%。 The unions seek a 4% wage increase in the first year and 4.25% in the second, while the government has only offered a 3.5% increase over two years. 同时,在不列颠哥伦比亚历史中时间最长的科维昌转运公司罢工持续不决,进入第八个月,未报告任何进展。 Meanwhile, the Cowichan Transit strike, the longest in BC history, continues without resolution, entering its eighth month with no progress reported.