[1][2] The congress adopted a number of resolutions, these included demands for nationalization of the holdings of "Standard Oil Company" in Bolivia and workers' profit sharing, minimum wage related to the cost of living.
There was considerable political controversy, particularly between the followers of Tristan Marof and those favoring the Stalinist-oriented Front of the Bolivian Left, led by Jose Antonio Arze.
[6] Political controversy continued within the CSTB, when the forces led by José Antonio Arze held a congress in July 1940 to convert the Front of the Bolivian Left into a political party, the Revolutionary Left Party (PIR), an invitation was sent to the CSTB to participate in this meeting.
The pro-PIR elements called a "Congress" of the CSTB in 1942, which chose Aurelio Alcoba of the PIR as its secretary-general.
[7] The CSTB dispersed in 1952;[8] the newly formed Bolivian Workers' Center (COB) became the country's primary union federation.