First All Russian Congress Of Trade Unions

The First All Russian Congress of Trade Unions took place in mid-January 1918. Following the Bolshevik seizure of state power, one of the key discussions was whether the trade unions should become "organs of governmental power".

Congress declared that:

Congress further resolved that:

Nevertheless Menshevik delegates repeatedly called an independent sphere of action for the unions.

References

1918 conferences
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Conferences of the Russian Revolution
1918 in Russia

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