British Columbia Federation of Labour
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other 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 Vladimir Lenin.[3]
References
External links
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- 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
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