The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-08-10

NOIE.--W orkerS on the railroads OF the Soviet
Union enjoy many privileges This is shown in
the statement given by Alexis Amassow, secretary
of the Railway Workers Union, to J. Louis Eng
dahl editor of The DAILY WORKER, during the
latters recent visit to the Union of Soviet Re-
publcs Secretary Amassow tells of the protec-
-tion enjoyed by the Russian railroad workers
against accident and sickness, unemployment and
old age, and the many special privileges granted
them that unheard of in the United States.
The question and answer follows:
Social Insurance the Transport in u. S. S. r.
QUESTION.-Are the workers insured in the event
Of sickness and old and such agencies in ex-
stence for the payment of Insurance benefits? Must
the worker be employed at place, and for how
many years. to be entitled to an od-age pension Tin
dcate the aga) ard what the relation between the
pension and the regular wages of the individual?
ANSWER-Socia insurance is extended all the work
of the railway transport regardless of continuity
of service, transference from railway line to
other, and
Social insurance embraces the following kinds:
l. Insurance against temporary disablement
2. Insurance against invadity.
3. Insurance against unemployment, and
4. Other supplementary kinds.
Temporary disablement benefits are granted in
amounts fully covering the loss of wages caused by
sickness. If after four months of sickness the work
ing ability, according to the findings of the Medical
and Control Commission, has not been restored the in
sured person is submitted to examination by medical
experts who determine the extent of disabemen and
the corresponding group of invads among which such
person is to be cassed
Social insurance the transport provides for the
following six groups OF invalids:
LIST Group: Persons who have completely lost their
working ability, and are in need of constant care.
End Group: Persons who have completely lost their
working ability, but not in need of constant
3rd Group: Invalids who compelled to give up
their regular occupation, and generally unfit for
regular occupation being able to gain casual
nxr4 Nf 1ipkto
4th, 9Th and 9th Groups: Unemployment benefits.
The absolute amounts of the pension Tin rubles)
cording to the different occupations and groups of in
validity, may be illustrated by the following figures
Occupation list Group End Group 3rd Group
Engine drivers SO +. 48 k. 90 I. 80 k 46 +. IA k.
Suckers 57.53 1885 28.77
Filters $500 37.73 $3.50
Clerks 1885 2170 1928
Pensions to families losing their breadwinner are
granted in the following amounts
l. With or members in the family, two-thirds
of the full pension.
g With members in the family, one-half
of the full pension.
g. With l or more members in the family ne-thrd
of the full pension.
Persons sustaining INJURIES and also those losing their
working ability by occupatonal poisoning, receive pen
sion in the amount of the actual regular earnings.
Persons who became invalids in 19181924, e. prior
to the introduction of the law in force to the
calculation Of pensions, get their pension rates cacu
lated the basis of the actual earnings of given
cupaton during July, August and September, 1925.
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Since April, 1925, the following rates of benefits
established:
For the LIST group, e., for skilled workers. 80 per
cent and for the End group e., brain workers. 20 per
cent of the wages in given locality, in rubes, for
instance in Moscow: for the LIST group, % so k for
the End group, Is r. 90 k.
In number of localities additional benefits were
established for large families Such additions in some
cases reach 20 per cent of the basic benefits.
Among the additional benefits are:
(a) In the event of the birth of child, one-haif Of
the average wages in given locality
(b) For babynursing in the course of months, one
fourth of the benefit.
(c) For the burial of adult, amount equal to
the average monthly wages is granted, and for the
burial of children under 10 years Of age one-half of