About carrying out a seven-hour working day

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RGASPI. F. 17. Op. 3.D. 825.L. 17.

Appendix No. 3

to p. 54/14 pr. PB No. 38.

About carrying out a seven-hour working day at enterprises with continuous daily production.

(Resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of 11.V.31, pr. No. 14, p. 5).

(Approved by the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks on May 15, 1931).

a) In view of the particular difficulty of transferring railway workers directly related to traffic to a seven-hour working day, and in view of the large shortage of qualified railway workers, it is necessary to postpone the general transfer to a seven-hour working day of locomotive crews (train to shunting), of all train workers (conductors, lubricants, train conductors), station operation workers (composing crews, switchmen, etc.) until 1932.

b) Suggest the NKPS, in order to carry out the transfer of railway workers to a seven-hour working day in 1932, to immediately start working out preparatory measures and, by November 1, 1931, submit their proposals to the Council of People's Commissars.

c) To recognize as necessary the transfer in 1931 to a seven-hour working day of the workers of the depots and repair shops.

d) Extend clause "a" to water transport workers, suggesting that the NKVod, by November 1, 1931, submit to the Council of People's Commissars its proposals on transferring water transport workers to a seven-hour working day in 1932.

e) When transferring continuously operating industries of the VSNKh industry to a seven-hour working day, in order to completely eliminate sliding brigades, establish four-brigade work with an eight-hour shift and 48-hour rest after every four days of work, with 12-hour overtime overtime per month ...