The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-03-25
CNew York Sun and Herald)

(NeW York Sun and Herald)
Having discovered that the human
race can not live without work. soviet
Russia not only has put to work I'M
der drastic laws everybody between 10
and 80 years. but also compels every
body to work in earnest.
Under Article of the code of labor
laws Of soviet Russia there can not be
any soft berths for workers, good or
bad. and there can not be any slackers
on jobs, hard or easv.
40. The number of wage earners
in all enterprises, establishments or
Institutions employing paid labor can
take place evidently should be trans
lated can be maintained only if) on
ly if it is required in the interest of
business and by the decision of the
proper organ of management.
as. In case of urgent public worn
the district department Of labor may.
in agreement with the respective pro-
fessional unions and with the APPROX
al of the peoples commissariat of la
Dor. order the transfer of a whole |
group of wage earners from the or
ganization where they are employed /
to another situated in the same or in
a different locality, provided a sufH-
cient number of volunteers for such
work can not be found"
In our American labor unions the
worst worker, so far as pay is con-
cerned, is as good as the best worker;
the man who loafs on his job gets as
much as the man who saws wood on 1
his job. Not so under the iron code
of soviet Russia By Article VI the
worker must be graded according to a
his capacity and the value of the work
he does. and ne must deliver the
goods;
as. The remuneration of wage
aarners for work in enterprises, estab- Z
ishments and Institutions employing {
paid labor and the detailed conditions y
md order Of payment shall be fixed 4
~ tariffs worked out for each kind of s
abOr in the manner described in Sec S
ion 10 Of the present code. S
"57. In working out the tariff rates Il
md determining the standard remun- t
ration rates of all wage earners of a L
rade shall be divided into groups and h
ategories and a definite standard Of b
enumeration shall be fixed for each p
f them. C,
$50. In determining the standard 81
( remuneration for each group and lie
ategory attention shall be given to vi
he kind of labor, the danger of the
onditions under which the work is
erformed, the complexity and accur-
cy of the work, the degree of indie
endence and responsibility as well as
lie standard Of education and exper-
nee required for the performance of
lie work. 81
$50. The remuneration of each
age Garner shall be determined by
s classification in a definite group b
Id category.
"76. The wage Garner shall be paid In
ily for actual work done If a ces-
ton OF work is caused during the
)rkng day by circumstances be- All
nd the control Of the wage Garner
trough accident or through the fault w
the administration he shall be d
id for the time lost on the basis of
2 daily tariff rates, if he does time No
rk. or on the basis of his average I
lily earning, if he does piece work" Ma
n this country many of our labor :
ions demand and get meal periods
] rest periods at the expense of the
ployer. In Russia the wage Garner -
st take time for his meals and he
st take his rest periods, but under W
icle he doesn't get paid for eat ~
and resting:
49, A normal working day shall So,
m the time fixed by the tariff reg n
tons for the production of a GER It
/ amount Of work. c
Sc. During the normal working
time must be allowed for meals No
for rest.
g. The time Of recess fixed by B
ton sc is not included in the Our
king hours" A