British Columbia Federationist,1912-1925
Originally started in 1907 by the Vancouver Trades and Labor Council as the Western Wage Earner, the British Columbia Federationist was a weekly labor newspaper published in Vancouver, BC. Visit the British Columbia Federationist digital archive (external link).
The newspaper was published by the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council until 1923 (jointly with the BC Federation of Labor from 1911 to 1920), and then by the Federated Labor Party of BC in 1924 and 1925.
This digitized collection of the British Columbia Federationist includes the years 1912-1925.
This was a significant period of Canadian labour history covering the rise of the One Big Union (1918) and the Winnipeg General Strike (1919). The collection is a valuable primary source for researchers and anyone interested in the social, economic, and political landscape of the time.
Content includes::
● reports on union meetings, strikes, lockouts, negotiations, and organizing drives across various industries in British Columbia
● workers’ perspectives on industrial disputes, working conditions, wages, and social issues.
● Union directory
● Socialist and left-wing political thought
● Advocacy for labor rights and legislation
● Biographical Information on prominent labour leaders and activists
● Advertisements promoting union made goods and services