The VDLC represents 60,000 workers from over 90 affiliated unions in our community.

Labour council members work at food stores, on the docks, in public services, construction and much more.

We work to advance the rights, common interests, and welfare of working people through political action, education, community service, and active solidarity. We unite to build just, affordable, and resilient communities.

We are a chartered body of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), representing 3.5 million unionized Canadians. The VDLC was founded in 1889 as the “Vancouver Trades and Labour Council”, making it one of the oldest labour organizations in the country.

The offices of the VDLC reside on the traditional, unceded territory of the ​xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) nations.

Web site: VDLC