Union Newspapers

Union newspapers are a rich source of information and history about B.C.’s labour movement, with opinions and stories not found in mainstream press. Increasingly, these historic papers are being digitized to provide free access anywhere. Click any image to browse.

: BC District News | Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers | 1944 – 1955

: BC/Western Lumber Worker | 1960-1980

: The BC Teacher | BC Teachers’ Federation | 1919 – 2021

: The BC Trades Unionist | Vancouver Trades and Labour Council | 1908 – 1909

: British Columbia Federationist | BC Federation of Labour | 1912 – 1925

: British Columbia Labor News | Vancouver Trades and Labor Council | 1921 – 1922

: The Canadian Farmer Labor Advocate and Canadian Labor Advocate | 1925 – 1926

: The Commentator | Mine, Mill and Smelter Local 480 | 1938 – 1954 (partial)

: The District Ledger | United Mine Workers District 18 | 1908 – 1919

: The Evening World | Rosslamd | 1901 – 1904

: Federation News and Views | Federation of Telephone Workers of B.C. | 1952 (incomplete)

: The Fisherman | Fishermen’s Union | 1937 – 1999

: The Hospital Guardian | HEU | 1950 – 2002

: The ILWU Dispatcher | ILWU International | 1942-2014

: Industrial Worker and The Industrial Union Bulletin | Industrial Workers of the World | 1907-1913

: The Industrial World (Rossland BC) | 1899 – 1901

: Labor Star (Vancouver) | 1919

: Labor Statesman | Vancouver Trades & Labor Council | 1924 – 1969

: Lardeau Eagle | Ferguson, B.C. | 1900 – 1904

: On the Level | Carpenters’ Union | 1965 – 2006

: The Pacific Tribune | 1947 – 1990

: Project News | Relief Project Workers Union | 1938

: The Red Flag | Socialist Party of Canada | 1918 – 1919

: Solidarity Times | Solidarity Coalition | 1983

: The Voice of the Federation | Maritime Federation of the Pacific | 1935- 1941

: Waterfront Worker | ILWU | 1932-1935

: Western Clarion | Socialist Party of Canada | 1904 – 1923