The First All Russian Congress of Trade Unions took place in mid-January 1918. Following the

Bolshevik The Bolsheviks (russian: Большевики́, from большинство́ ''bol'shinstvó'', 'majority'),; derived from ''bol'shinstvó'' (большинство́), "majority", literally meaning "one of the majority". also known in English ...

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 The Mensheviks (russian: меньшевики́, from меньшинство 'minority') were one of the three dominant factions in the Russian socialist movement, the others being the Bolsheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries. The factions eme ...

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

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