Russian CPSU SOVIET LABOR union id Clean Communist Document Labor union member Vintage document of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Description Russian CPSU SOVIET LABOR union id Clean Communist Document Labor union member Vintage document of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

In the Soviet state, all citizens were members of some trade union and always had a nondescript trade union booklet, the pages of which were pasted over with small stamps, indicating the timely delivery of membership fees. Why they collected money and glued stamps, and this publication will be discussed.

"Membership dues were paid at 1% of salary (excluding daily, ration, night, etc. social payments). The people tried to understate their contributions, but everything was watched by the trade union organizer, who collected money, usually on pay days, and There were cards in which the spines of these stamps were glued. They were white, only the font differed in color: green - 10 kopecks, red - 20 kopecks. But there were stamps for 3, even 5 rubles. the dues were penny.The color stamp itself was glued into the trade union card, and this ticket was checked every time a ticket was received, material aid, etc.

In addition to contributions, there were subsidies - at the institute from the teaching trade union committee, from the regional committee of the trade union - for participation in exhibitions, concerts such as "Glory to Labor!" In industrial trade union committees, the employer gave (or did not give) a large subsidy - he reserved for these purposes from 2 to 3% of the wages fund and had articles for any mass cultural, physical culture and sports work and material assistance. "