Soviet Miners Vow To Form Own Union; Congress Calls for `Mass Exit From Party' From: The Washington Post | Date: June 16, 1990| Author: David Remnick | Copyright (null) The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

A congress of Soviet miners today formed the basis of an independent labor union and passed a resolution calling on the government of Prime Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov to resign and for the Communist Party to give up its vast financial assets and properties.

The workers, representing every major coal mine in the country, said in a resolution that the Communist Party no longer protects or represents the interests of the country's workers. "We do not consider the Communist Party of the So...

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