British Columbia Federation of Labour
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox organization 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<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and has 500,000 members.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
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.<ref name=":0" />
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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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