British Columbia Federation of Labour

British Columbia Federation of Labour
Abbreviation
  • BCFED
  • BCFL
Formation1910 (1910)
TypeTrade union centre
HeadquartersBurnaby, British Columbia, Canada
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Members500,000 (2024)
President
Sussanne Skidmore
Secretary-treasurer
Hermender Singh Kailley
Parent organization
Canadian 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 Vladimir Lenin.

References

  1. ↑ "National Union Centrals". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ↑ "About the BCFED". British Columbia Federation of Labour. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  3. 1 2 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.