参与劳动争议处理，是工会维护职工合法权益的重要机制和手段。2002年4月至10月，全总法律工作部组织开展了全国工会劳动争议处理组织和工作状况调研。据21个省市工会和全国铁路总工会的不完全统计，1999至2001年，各级劳动争议调解组织共受理劳动争议389111件，调解成功率达81 Participating in the handling of labor disputes is an important mechanism and means for the trade unions to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of their employees. From April to October 2002, the General Legal Work Department organized and conducted a survey on the organization and working conditions of labor disputes in the national trade unions. According to the incomplete statistics of the trade unions of 21 provinces and cities and the National Federation of Railways, from 1999 to 2001, the labor dispute mediation organizations at all levels accepted a total of 389,111 labor disputes and the mediation success rate reached 81