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
External links
- Official website
- British Columbia Federation of Labour (I)– Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
- British Columbia Federation of Labour (II)– Web Archive created by the University of Toronto Libraries
