B.C. government liquor warehouses in Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops will be hit by strike action next week.

The B.C. Government Employees Union has issued a 72-hour strike notice for the main Liquor Distribution Branch operation in Vancouver, a warehouse in Kamloops and a wholesale centre in Victoria.

The workers have said they will walk off the job at the Vancouver site for 24 hours beginning 11:30 pm Monday night. Workers in Victoria and Kamloops plan pickets for periods on Tuesday.

The only retail government liquor store that would be affected by the strike action is the main distribution branch location at Broadway Ave. and Lillooet St. in Vancouver.

The union said all government liquor stores will remain open, except for the retail outlet next to the Vancouver warehouse and distribution head office. (CBC)

The union said all other government liquor stores will remain open.

The walkout will be the first action taken after the union asked a mediator to book out of contract negotiations a week ago.

The BCGEU, which represents 25,000 government workers across B.C., said talks with the B.C. Government are stalled over the union's demands for wage and cost of living increases.