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BCFED
British Columbia Federation of Labour
Fédération du travail de la Colombie-Britannique
Founded1910; 115 years ago (1910)
Headquarters4259 Canada Way, Unit #110
Burnaby, BC V5G 1H1
Location
  • Canada
Members500,000 (2024)
Key people
  • Susanne Skidmore, President
  • Herminder Singh Kailley, Secretary-Treasurer
AffiliationsCanadian Labour Congress
Websitebcfed.ca Edit this at Wikidata

The British Columbia Federation of Labour (BCFED), often shortened to the BC Federation of Labour, is a central organization for organized labour in British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1910 and has 500,000 members.

History

The BCFED was formed in 1910.

In 1917, the BCFED adopted a resolution opposing Canada's recently passed Military Service Act, which mandated conscription for military age men.

The BCFED published a newspaper, The B.C. Federationist. The newspaper had a circulation of 40,000 workers throughout Western Canada and has been characterized as a revolutionary trade unionist publication. The paper was used to distribute socialist messaging, including Left-wing Communism; an Infantile Disorder by V.I. Lenin.

References

  1. "National Union Centrals | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. "About the BCFED". bcfed.ca. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Buck, Tim (1967). Canada and the Russian Revolution; the impact of the world's first socialist revolution on labor and politics in Canada. Toronto: Progress Books. pp. 30, 42, 82.

External links

Canadian Labour Congress
Provincial and
territorial federations
National affiliates
International affiliates
Presidents
See also


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