Assessment of the effectiveness of legal activities of trade unions at the present stage
https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2023-2-285-293
Abstract
The article is devoted to the regulation of trade unions. It reflects their failure at the present time, the reduction of their role as an institute of labor law in modern Russia in comparison with the stage of their formation in the USSR. The authors briefly disclose the problems of their insignificant independence, independence from the employer and the state policy, as well as the way of formation of the legislative framework in the field of trade union organizations. As a legal mechanism, one of the main tools for protection of rights with the help of a strike is considered. Examples of strikes in the USSR and modern Russia are given. The conclusion about the need to reform legislation in the field of trade unions in order to increase their independence and autonomy from the employer and the state apparatus.
About the Authors
E. V. Protsenko
St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elena V. Protsenko — practicing lawyer (Novosibirsk), student of the Law Institute
44A Lermontovskiy Ave., St. Petersburg 190103
A. B. Chernykh
St. Petersburg University of Management Technologies and Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Antonina B. Chernykh — PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor at the Department of Labor Law and Social Security
44A Lermontovskiy Ave., St. Petersburg 190103
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Protsenko E.V., Chernykh A.B. Assessment of the effectiveness of legal activities of trade unions at the present stage. Sociology and Law. 2023;15(2):285-293. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35854/2219-6242-2023-2-285-293
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