BC Teachers’ Federation 100 Years, Plaque
This bronze plaque is located at the former location of King Edward High School at Oak St. and 12th Ave. in Vancouver BC. It was developed with the support of the BC Teachers’ Federation, the BOAG Foundation, and the BC Retired Teachers’ Association.
The plaque was cast at Ornamental Bronze, a unionized foundry in Richmond which has operated since 1928. It was unveiled in 2017.
This is one of many Plaques around the Province, a project of the BC Labour Heritage Centre which aims to recognize events, actions, episodes, movements, or experiences that played a significant role in the history of the labour movement and working people in all regions of British Columbia.
BCTF100, Celebrating a Century
The plaque reads: On January 4, 1917, the British Columbia Teachers’ Federation was founded on this site, formerly King Edward High School. Mr. J. George Lister was elected the first BCTF President, and the objectives adopted at the founding meeting continue to guide the Federation a century later: To foster and promote the cause of education To raise the status of the teaching profession in BC To promote the welfare of the teachers of BC Today, the BCTF is a strong social justice union that articulates the professional concerns of teachers, asserts their rights as workers and advocates for the needs of students within a high-quality public education system. BC Labour Heritage Centre 2016 Union Made British Columbia Teachers’ Federation