British Columbia Federation of Labour

BCFED

British Columbia Federation of Labour
Fédération du travail de la Colombie-Britannique
Founded	1910; 115 years ago (1910)
Headquarters	4259 Canada Way, Unit #110 Burnaby, BC V5G 1H1
Location	Canada
Members	500,000 (2024)
Key people	Susanne Skidmore, President Herminder Singh Kailley, Secretary-Treasurer
Affiliations	Canadian Labour Congress
Website	bcfed.ca

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^[1] and has 500,000 members.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[3]

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

• 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