Chapter 40 Guidelines on Industrial and Labor Movement Issues[1]

(March 24 and 28, 1946) A bureau: In order to discuss the issue of industry and labor movement within the party and correct the serious leftist bias, please forward the central inquiry telegram[2] to the district party committee (or provincial party committee) and district Discussions at the two levels of the party committee, with special attention to copying and discussing with cadres engaged in industry and the labor movement, and reflecting their opinions to the central government.However, when correcting deviations, we must focus on opening up the cadres' minds and not focusing on the responsibility for making mistakes. We must also give encouragement and comfort to them leading the masses in hard work, so that they can properly correct the "Left" deviation. Not to pour cold water on.

central Yin Jing two Labor-management relations in liberated areas must adopt a cooperative policy to achieve the purpose of developing production and prospering the economy, regardless of whether it is public or private.In any factory, the trade union and party branch must coordinate with the factory to formulate a production plan and implement it in an effort to obtain more and better products at a lower cost, thereby gaining more profits and benefiting both labor and management.The welfare of workers must be sought in the development of production and prosperity of the economy. Any one-sided excessive demands will destroy the economy of the liberated areas.

Published according to Mao Zedong's manuscript. -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ note [1] The first part of this article is an instruction drafted by Mao Zedong for the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which was later decided not to be issued.The second part of this article is the seventh item added by Mao Zedong in the draft "Several Notices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Concerning Economic Construction" dated March 28, 1946.On the 29th, Mao Zedong wrote the following comments in the letter written by Chen Boda to send this notice to Ren Bishi: "Comrade Bishi: The last time the industrial and labor movement instruction telegrams to be sent will not be issued for the time being. Here is this telegram." If you add one item to it, you can give a policy, please decide."

[2] See pages 92-93 of this volume.