现阶段，工会的主要社会职能有四项，即维护、建设、参与、教育。维护职能居工会四项社会职能之首。工会维护职工群众的合法权益，是工会产生、存在和发展的基本动因。工会是职工群众合法权益的代表者和维护者，它以保护和发展职工群众的利益为宗旨，以代表和维护职工群众的利 At this stage, there are four main social functions of a trade union, namely, safeguarding, construction, participation and education. Maintain the function of the union of four social functions of the first. The safeguarding of the legitimate rights and interests of the workers and the masses by the trade unions is the basic motive for the emergence, existence and development of trade unions. Trade unions are the representatives and defenders of the legitimate rights and interests of the workers and the masses. They aim at protecting and developing the interests of the workers and the masses and represent and safeguard the interests of the workers and staff