B.C. union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands

VANCOUVER — A union representing thousands of provincial government workers in British Columbia has escalated job action with a ban on overtime.

B.C. General Employees’ Union president Stephanie Smith says the public service has relied on overtime for far too long.

She says in a statement that the aim is to deal with some systemic issues behind that reliance and to push the government to negotiate a contract.

The ban will not apply to members working in the BC Wildfire Service during the current wildfire season.