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Organized labor Soviet Union, in 2 editions.

The entry for Soviet Union published Organized labor in 2 editions of 2, from 1990 to 1991. The text changed in 1 edition. Each is shown as published. Organized labor in every entry.

edition changed the text
1
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
1991

Published as “Organized labor” (1990 to 1991).

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1991 edition

Rewritten since 1990

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  • the vast majority of workers are union members;
  • official unions are organized within the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) and still operate within general guidelines set up by the CPSU and Soviet Government;
  • a large number of independent trade unions have been formed since President Gorbachev came to power;
  • most are locally or regionally based and represent workers from one enterprise or a group of enterprises;
  • there are a few independent unions that claim a nationwide following, the most prominent of which is Independent Miners Trade Union set up by the country's coal miners

Rewritten: too little of the 1990 text remains to mark the changes.
the vast majority of workers are union members; official unions are organized within the General Confederation of Trade Unions (GCTU) and still operate within general guidelines set up by the CPSU and Soviet Government; a large number of independent trade unions have been formed since President Gorbachev came to power; most are locally or regionally based and represent workers from one enterprise or a group of enterprises; there are a few independent unions that claim a nationwide following, the most prominent of which is Independent Miners Trade Union set up by the country's coal miners

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Soviet Union: Organized labor.” The World Factbook, 1990–1991 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/soviet-union/organized-labor.

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