Benjamin Harrison Fletcher (April 13, 1890 – 1949) was an early 20th-century African-American labor leader and public speaker.

He was a prominent member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, or the "Wobblies"), a left-wing trade union which was influential during his time.

[1][2][3] Fletcher co-founded and helped lead the interracial Local 8 branch of the IWW’s Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union.

[5] Shortly thereafter, Fletcher became a leader of the IWW in Philadelphia, beginning a career in public speaking that won him many accolades.

[2] Following the successful organization of Local 8 in Philadelphia, Ben Fletcher traveled up and down the United States' eastern seaboard on behalf of the Industrial Workers of the World.

He said: ‘His sentences are much too long.’”[3][6] While in jail, Fletcher’s release became a celebrated cause among Black radicals, championed by The Messenger, a monthly co-edited by A. Philip Randolph.

[3] The union that he helped lead for a decade, Local 8, stands as a rare example of interracial equality in the early 20th century.