Vancouver Centennial Plaque #84 – Labour Strife

Address:           134 Abbott Street

Status:             Missing

“LABOUR STRIFE

On April 13, 1903, longshoreman Frank Rogers, a prominent socialist and labour leader, was mortally wounded during a bitter strike between the C.P.R. and the United Brotherhood of Railway Employees. Roger's funeral was attended by members of all trade unions. The suspected killer was never convicted.”

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: The Province (15 April 1903)