代表和维护职工的合法权益,是工会组织产生、存在、发展的客观基础,是工会全部实践活动的基本动因和是终目标。衡量一级工会组织是不是职工群众自己的组织,一名工会干部是不是称职合格的工会干部,敢不敢于代表和维护职工的合法权益是首要的区分标准。没有敢于代表和维护职工合法权益的信心和勇气,工会的一切工作就失去了根 Representing and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of staff and workers is an objective basis for the emergence, existence and development of trade union organizations. It is the basic motivation and ultimate goal of all the practical activities of trade unions. A measure of a trade union organization is not the workers and the masses of their own organization, a trade union cadre is not competent qualified trade union cadres, dare to represent and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of workers is the primary criterion of distinction. Without the confidence and courage to represent and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of employees, all the labor union lost its roots