| Edward D. Vandeleur | |
| Office: | Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the California Labor Federation |
| Term Start: | 1936 |
| Term End: | 1943 |
| Preceded: | Paul Scharrenberg |
| Succeeded: | C. J. Haggerty |
| Office1: | President of the California Labor Federation |
| Term Start1: | 1934 |
| Term End1: | 1936 |
| Predecessor1: | A. W. Hoch |
| Successor1: | James Edward Hopkins |
| Birth Name: | Edward Dexter Vandeleur |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Yountville, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Labor leader |
| Known For: | Chairman of the General Strike Committee during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 2 |
Edward Dexter "Van" Vandeleur (July 13, 1886 - October 5, 1943) was an American labor union leader. He served as President of the California Labor Federation from 1934 to 1936, then as Executive Secretary-Treasurer from 1936 to 1943.[1]
Vandeleur first came to San Francisco in 1915, where he found work as a carman for the Municipal Railway.[2] The next year he was elected president of the Carmen's Union, a position he held on and off again until 1936.[3]
In 1933, Vandeleur was elected president of the San Francisco Labor Council.[4] The next year, he was Chairman of the General Strike Committee during the 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, which he negotiated an end to.[5]
During his career, Vandeleur belonged to the "conservative" wing of organized labor, and was a firm anti-communist.