The formation of the institution of collective labor disputes has passed a considerable historical period from the recognition of the right to labor conflicts to their complete denial and reception in labor relations. The historical conditions for the development of public relations in the country have left a certain imprint on this institution. Analyzing previously developed legal norms, we identify patterns of development of collective labor disputes, better understand the objective and subjective conditions of labor conflicts and focus on the prevention of disputes in the field of hired labor. This article is devoted to the legal analysis of the Soviet period of the formation of normative activity in the Stavropol region in the field of regulation of labor conflicts. It analyzes the activities of trade unions, employers and authorities to create a legal framework for the settlement of labor disputes in the province against the background of the lack of legal regulation of labor disputes at the Union level and mass actions of employees to protect their economic rights and interests. Based on specific archival material, the author considers the effective steps of standard-setting activities to resolve labor disputes in the Stavropol province. Attention is paid to the peculiarities of local rulemaking during the period of collective protection of labor rights by employees due to inertia after the revolution and before the complete disappearance of norms on the regulation of collective labor disputes from the legal acts of Soviet Russia.