First All Russian Conference of Trade Unions

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The First All Russian Conference of Trade Unions was held in Moscow in October 1905. [1] It was attended by 26 unions from Moscow with a further 10 from further afield. All "mutual aid societies and trade unions as are composed of wage-earners of all trades of a proletarian character and are directly or indirectly fighting capital" were invited. [2]

Outcomes

The Central Bureau of Trade Unions was established.

References

  1. Ashwin, Sarah; Clarke, Simon (2003). Russian Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in Transition. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN   9780230598355.
  2. Hewes, Amy (1923). "Trade Union Development in Soviet Russia". The American Economic Review. 13 (4): 618–637. ISSN   0002-8282 . Retrieved 20 August 2021.