History of the origin and development of the trade union movement in Ukraine

Abstract

The article considers the influence of various factors on the state of the trade union movement in Ukraine. The place and role of trade unions in the socio-political life of Ukraine, changes in the strategy and tactics of Ukrainian trade unions in accordance with the political and socio-economic situation in Ukraine are determined. Peculiarities of development of legislation on trade unions on the territory of Ukraine taking into account the political and legal system of a historical period are considered. The article pays special attention to the stages of formation and genesis of the trade union movement on the modern territory of Ukraine, which includes:the first stage—the emergence of the trade union movement on the territory of modern Ukraine; the second stage—the development of the trade union movement in the tsarist period of the Russian Empire;the third stage—trade union movement during the Soviet regime; the fourth stage—trade unions during independence of Ukraine.A number of theoretical conceptions, generalizations and authors’ conclusions are formulated allowing us to comprehensively assess the role and activity of the trade unions of Ukraine, their influence on the economic and social policy.

Keywords

• trade unions
• society
• employees
• socio-economic protection
• government
• state