問 我是個職場新人，聽說公司有工會，想(xiang)咨詢(xun)一下，工會的地位(wei)和作(zuo)用是什么(me)啊？

答 根據我國(guo)《工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)》的(de)(de)規定(ding)，工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)是職工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)自(zi)愿結合(he)的(de)(de)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)人階級(ji)的(de)(de)群眾組(zu)織，各級(ji)工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)代表(biao)職工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)利益(yi)，依法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)維護職工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)的(de)(de)合(he)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)權(quan)益(yi)。因此，維護職工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)合(he)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)權(quan)益(yi)是工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)的(de)(de)基本職責。《勞(lao)動(dong)合(he)同法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)》在《勞(lao)動(dong)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)》關(guan)于工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)相關(guan)規定(ding)的(de)(de)基礎上(shang)，結合(he)2001年10月(yue)27日最新修正后的(de)(de)《工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)》，進一步(bu)加(jia)(jia)強了工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)的(de)(de)職能和作(zuo)用，明確規定(ding)了勞(lao)動(dong)者有(you)權(quan)依法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)參(can)加(jia)(jia)和組(zu)織工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)，工(gong)(gong)(gong)(gong)會(hui)(hui)代表(biao)和維護勞(lao)動(dong)者的(de)(de)合(he)法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)權(quan)益(yi)，依法(fa)(fa)(fa)(fa)獨立(li)自(zi)主地開(kai)展活(huo)動(dong)。