Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations

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Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations is the section of U.S. federal labor law that guarantees union members basic democratic rights within their unions, such as free speech, fair elections, and protection from improper disciplinary actions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf provision of U.S. labor law ⓘ
section of federal statute ⓘ
alsoKnownAs LMRDA Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations ⓘ
appliesTo labor organizations engaged in an industry affecting commerce ⓘ
local labor organizations ⓘ
members of labor organizations ⓘ
national labor organizations ⓘ
codifiedIn 29 U.S.C. §§ 411–415 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
enforcedBy United States Department of Labor ⓘ
federal courts ⓘ
guaranteesRight equal rights to participate in union activities ⓘ
freedom of assembly within labor organizations ⓘ
freedom of speech within labor organizations ⓘ
protection from improper disciplinary action ⓘ
right to a fair hearing before discipline ⓘ
right to attend membership meetings subject to reasonable rules ⓘ
right to due process in internal union discipline ⓘ
right to express views, arguments, or opinions about union affairs ⓘ
right to nominate candidates for union office ⓘ
right to participate in union meetings ⓘ
right to receive copies of collective bargaining agreements ⓘ
right to sue ⓘ
right to vote in union elections ⓘ
historicalContext enacted in response to concerns about corruption and lack of democracy in some unions ⓘ
legalDomain labor law ⓘ
union democracy ⓘ
partOf Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Title I–VI structure ⓘ
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
prohibits discipline of members for exercising protected speech rights ⓘ
fines, suspensions, expulsions, or other discipline without due process ⓘ
retaliation against members for filing charges or lawsuits ⓘ
protectsAgainst arbitrary or excessive union discipline ⓘ
denial of equal rights to union members ⓘ
interference with members’ rights to communicate with each other about union affairs ⓘ
providesRemedy civil action by individual union members ⓘ
purpose to prevent abuses by union officers and officials ⓘ
to promote union democracy ⓘ
to protect individual rights of union members ⓘ
relatedTo fiduciary responsibilities of union officers under LMRDA Title V ⓘ
union elections regulation under LMRDA Title IV ⓘ
requires a full and fair hearing before union discipline ⓘ
reasonable time to prepare a defense in disciplinary proceedings ⓘ
written specific charges before internal union discipline ⓘ
scopeLimitation does not apply to employers directly ⓘ
does not regulate collective bargaining outcomes ⓘ
sectionNumber Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ
yearEnacted 1959 ⓘ

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Landrum–Griffin Act → establishes → Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations ⓘ
linked to: Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations
Landrum–Griffin Act → title → Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations ⓘ
union member bill of rights → legalBasis → Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ
linked to: Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations
Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations → sectionNumber → Title I of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ
linked to: Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations