Soviet Agricultural Labor Union Sets Wages and Goals
In Spring 1920 across 84 Russian governments there were 2 625 Soviet estates under the Government Agricultural Department covering 1 899 385 desiatins with 624 899 desiatins of ploughed land. The union seeks standard labor, piece work, and future wage naturalization, while detailing scales for agricultural workers. It aims to protect labor through food regulation housing, observance of laws, and reduced working days for youth, while expanding education via three month and one year courses for expert agriculturists to direct state farming councils.