THE INTERACTION OF SOCIETY AND THE STATE MEDIATING ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS
The article deals with the place and role of trade unions in the life of Russian society in the conditions when a radical change as related to ownership of the means of production and ideology and economic environment. This idea was sounded during the IX Congress of FITUR, held February 7-9, 2015 in the city of Sochi. In this regard, it is noted that today’s trade unions are not always able to really defend the rights and interests of workers. The author grounded the new approaches in the organization of trade union organizations in terms of their mediating role in the relationship of business and the employee, and state workers. At the same time it draws attention to the fact that their mediation capacity is realized in accordance with the regulations of the Russian Federation in a number of areas, including the activities of the Russian tripartite commission on regulation of social and labor relations. The article discusses the concept of mediation, its definition, the role of mediator in resolving disputes and conflicts,the principles of mediation. The necessity of detail and clarify the role of trade unions in solving pressing problems of Russian society. And concludes that the achievement of the principles of mediation in the public dialogue true for government agencies that need to be considered trade unions as a platform and tool of defending the interests of workers.