What are the functions of trade unions? It means that trade unions help workers to constantly improve their ideological and political awareness and scientific, cultural and technical quality.

The educational function of trade unions is the traditional function of trade unions, which means that trade unions help workers to constantly improve their ideological and political consciousness and improve their scientific, cultural and technological quality. The education of trade unions to employees mainly includes two aspects: first, ideological and political education, which mainly includes patriotism, collectivism, socialism, democracy and law and discipline education to employees.

The second is the education of workers' culture and technology, through which the comprehensive quality of workers can be continuously improved. The basic feature of the educational function of trade unions is the implementation of self-education for workers. We should continue to do a good job in reading and self-study by the masses and "striving for Excellence" activities, and encourage and guide the broad masses of workers to become self-taught and post-successful.

Participation function

The participation function of trade unions means that trade unions should play the role of democratic channels for employees to participate in the management of state and social affairs, participate in the democratic management of enterprises and institutions, and realize the democratic participation and social supervision of the state and enterprises.

The function of trade union participation is mainly reflected in two levels: first, trade unions at all levels should become democratic channels for employees to participate in and discuss state affairs in an organized manner; Second, grass-roots trade unions should do a good job in the daily work of workers' congresses.

The main means for trade unions to perform their participation function is to realize workers' democratic rights through supervision mechanism and restriction mechanism, and its realization forms include: trade unions participate in legislation and labor policy formulation; Trade unions participate in tripartite consultation meetings between government and enterprise representatives at the same level; The system of workers' congress, equal consultation and collective contract; Employee director and employee supervisor system, etc.