Conception of collective labor disputes in the Russian Federation and the European Union

The article analyses the approaches to understanding the collective labor dispute that have developed in the legislation, law enforcement practice and doctrine of the Russian Federation and the European Union. The definition of “collective labor disputes” according to the legislation of the Russian Federation and some EU member states is characterized. How has the concept of “collective labor disputes” been transformed in Russian history and how are collective labor disputes defined in the legislation of the EU member states? There are the answers of some special questions.