A Leipzig, Hamburg, Bremen, Chemnitz, da Gotha, Kwamitin Ma'aikata da Sojoji sun dauki hukumomin birni a karkashin ikonsu. Bugu da ƙari, a Brunswick, Düsseldorf, Mülheim / Ruhr, da Zwickau, duk ma'aikatan gwamnati masu aminci ga sarki an kama su. A Hamburg da Bremen, an kafa "Red Guards" wanda zai kare juyin juya hali. Majalisar ta kori gudanar da ayyukan Leuna, wani babban masana'antar sinadarai kusa da Merseburg. Sabbin majalisun galibi ana nada su ne da ganganci da son rai kuma ba su da kwarewar gudanarwa. Amma yawancin majalisun sun zo ga yarjejeniyoyi tare da tsoffin hukumomin kuma su tabbatar da doka da oda kuma an dawo da su da sauri. Misali, Max Weber wani bangare ne na majalisar ma'aikata na Heidelberg, kuma ya yi mamakin ganin cewa sojoji sun kasance a gaban Heidelberg, kuma sun yi mamakin cewa 'yan majalisa sun kasance masu sassauƙa a hankali, inda aka ba da abinci da rarraba.
Birnin Merseburg