Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959

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United States federal statute employment law labor law

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 canonical	14
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act	4
Bill of Rights for union members	1
Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations	1
LMRA	1
LMRDA Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations	1
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act	1
Title I Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations	1
Title II Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers and Employees	1
Title II – Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers, and Employees	1
Title V Safeguards for Labor Organizations	1
Title V – Safeguards for Labor Organizations	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T48410 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
Context triple: [National Labor Relations Act, amendedBy, Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959]

A. Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
B. National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
C. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
D. Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
E. Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
Target entity description: The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is a U.S. federal law that regulates internal union affairs and union–management relations, emphasizing financial transparency, democratic procedures, and protections for union members’ rights.

A. Taft–Hartley Act
The Taft–Hartley Act is a 1947 U.S. federal labor law that significantly restricted the powers of labor unions and amended the original National Labor Relations Act.
B. National Labor Relations Act
The National Labor Relations Act is a landmark 1935 U.S. labor law that guarantees workers the right to organize, bargain collectively, and engage in concerted activities, while regulating employer–union relations.
C. NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.
NLRB v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. is a landmark 1937 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld federal power to regulate labor relations, marking a major expansion of Congress’s authority over interstate commerce.
D. Public Law 93-198
Public Law 93-198 is the 1973 federal statute that granted the District of Columbia limited home rule, establishing an elected mayor and city council while retaining certain congressional oversight.
E. Public Law 86-209
Public Law 86-209 is a United States federal statute that established the National Medal of Science as a presidential award recognizing outstanding contributions to scientific knowledge.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ employment law ⓘ labor law ⓘ
administeredBy	Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ United States Department of Labor ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure financial transparency in unions ⓘ prevent corruption in labor organizations ⓘ promote union democracy ⓘ protect union members’ rights ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ
appliesTo	labor organizations representing certain federal employees ⓘ labor organizations representing private-sector employees ⓘ
authorizes	civil actions by union members to enforce rights ⓘ criminal penalties for willful violations ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 29 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsTitle	Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Title I Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Title II Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers and Employees Title III Trusteeships ⓘ Title IV Elections ⓘ Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Title V Safeguards for Labor Organizations Title VI Miscellaneous Provisions ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dateSigned	1959-09-14 ⓘ
enactedBy	86th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bill of Rights for union members
guarantees	equal rights to participate in union activities ⓘ freedom of speech and assembly for union members ⓘ protection against improper disciplinary action by unions ⓘ
historicalContext	post–World War II labor reform ⓘ response to corruption in some labor unions ⓘ
jurisdiction	private-sector labor organizations engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
namedAfter	Philip M. Landrum ⓘ Robert P. Griffin ⓘ
prohibits	certain employer payments to union officials ⓘ embezzlement of union funds ⓘ loans of union funds to union officers above specified limits ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 86-257 ⓘ
regulates	internal union affairs ⓘ labor unions ⓘ labor–management relations ⓘ union financial reporting ⓘ union officer elections ⓘ union–employer reporting ⓘ
relatedTo	National Labor Relations Act ⓘ Taft–Hartley Act ⓘ
requires	financial reports by labor organizations ⓘ financial reports by union officers and employees ⓘ regular union officer elections ⓘ reports by employers on certain labor relations expenditures ⓘ reports by labor relations consultants ⓘ secret-ballot elections for union officers ⓘ
shortName	LMRDA ⓘ
signedBy	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
signingPresident	Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	73 Stat. 519 ⓘ
titleOfAct	Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-link ⓘ
yearEnacted	1959 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Labor Relations Act → amendedBy → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Office of Labor-Management Standards → legalBasis → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Taft–Hartley Act → alsoKnownAs → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: LMRA

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → titleOfAct → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-link ⓘ

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → containsTitle → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title I Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → containsTitle → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title II Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers and Employees

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → containsTitle → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title V Safeguards for Labor Organizations

Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 → establishes → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bill of Rights for union members

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this entity surface form: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

LMRDA → fullName → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

LMRDA → establishes → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations

Landrum–Griffin Act → fullName → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Landrum–Griffin Act → alsoKnownAs → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Landrum–Griffin Act → title → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title II – Reporting by Labor Organizations, Officers, and Employees

Landrum–Griffin Act → title → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Title V – Safeguards for Labor Organizations

Public Law 86-257 → hasOfficialName → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Public Law 86-257 → title → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Title VI Miscellaneous Provisions → partOf → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Title VI Miscellaneous Provisions → enactedAsPartOf → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Philip M. Landrum → notableWork → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Philip M. Landrum → coAuthorOf → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

union member bill of rights → legalBasis → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

union member bill of rights → relatedTo → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act

Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations → partOf → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations → alsoKnownAs → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

this entity surface form: LMRDA Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations

Title IV – Elections → partOf → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

John L. McClellan → sponsored → Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ

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