Trade unionist day

The Trade unionist day was marked in St. Petersburg on November, 19, 2018 for the first time ever. More than one hundred years ago in 1905 this very day the Central bureau of the St. Petersburg labor unions has been formed to associate trade unions until then each acting separately. This was a milestone in the history of labor movement.
The festive event to celebrate the Trade unionist day was held in Maxim Gorky palace of culture. Heads of the Federation of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, regional industry-specific trade unions, trade-union leaders and activists, rank-and-file members of trade unions took part in the event.
The speakers of the event included Alexander Beglov, acting governor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Derbin, chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, Eugeny Makarov, vice-chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, Denis Chetyrbok, member of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly, Alexander Turchak, president of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (Employers) of St. Petersburg, Alexander Zapesotsky, rector of St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
The official part of the evening was followed by a concert with folk music and dance groups of Maxim Gorky palace of culture and with Vasily Gerello, opera singer, People's artist of Russia.
In the festive event took part Sergey Kuznetsov, chairman of our primary trade union organization.