Landrum–Griffin Act

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The Landrum–Griffin Act is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 that regulates labor unions’ internal affairs and their officials’ relationships with employers to protect union members’ rights and prevent corruption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
administeredBy United States Department of Labor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act ⓘ
Landrum–Griffin Labor Act ⓘ
amends Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 ⓘ
linked to: Taft–Hartley Act

National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
appliesTo labor organizations engaged in an industry affecting commerce ⓘ
context postwar concerns about labor racketeering and union corruption ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
creates criminal penalties for union corruption ⓘ
enactedBy 86th United States Congress ⓘ
enactedInYear 1959 ⓘ
enforcedBy Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ
establishes Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations ⓘ
focusesOn financial integrity of labor organizations ⓘ
union democracy ⓘ
fullName Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
guarantees equal rights to participate in union activities ⓘ
freedom of speech and assembly for union members ⓘ
protection of the right to sue ⓘ
safeguards against improper disciplinary action ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
legalArea labor–management relations ⓘ
namedAfter Phillip M. Landrum ⓘ
linked to: Philip M. Landrum

Robert P. Griffin ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
primarySubject labor unions ⓘ
prohibits embezzlement of union funds ⓘ
loans and payments from employers to union officers in many circumstances ⓘ
purpose to prevent corruption in labor organizations ⓘ
to promote union democracy ⓘ
to protect union members’ rights ⓘ
regulates labor unions’ internal affairs ⓘ
relationships between union officials and employers ⓘ
requires financial reporting by labor organizations ⓘ
regular reporting and disclosure by unions ⓘ
reporting by employers of certain payments to unions or union officials ⓘ
reporting by labor relations consultants ⓘ
secret-ballot elections for union officers ⓘ
shortName LMRDA ⓘ
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
sponsorInHouse Phillip M. Landrum ⓘ
linked to: Philip M. Landrum
sponsorInSenate Robert P. Griffin ⓘ
title Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations ⓘ
Title II – Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers, and Employees ⓘ
Title III – Trusteeships ⓘ
Title IV – Elections ⓘ
Title V – Safeguards for Labor Organizations ⓘ

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linked to: Landrum–Griffin Act
Landrum–Griffin Act → alsoKnownAs → Landrum–Griffin Labor Act ⓘ
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Philip M. Landrum → notableWork → Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ
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Title IV – Elections → partOf → Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ
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