LMRDA

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United States federal law labor law

LMRDA is a U.S. federal law enacted in 1959 to regulate labor unions’ internal affairs, promote union democracy, and ensure financial transparency and accountability.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ
surface form: Landrum-Griffin Act
amends National Labor Relations Act ⓘ
surface form: National Labor Relations Act (in certain respects)
appliesTo labor organizations in industries affecting commerce ⓘ
private-sector labor organizations ⓘ
codifiedIn United States Code Title 29 ⓘ
surface form: Title 29 of the United States Code
containsTitle Title I ⓘ
Title II ⓘ
Title III ⓘ
Title IV ⓘ
Title V ⓘ
Title VI ⓘ
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
surface form: Title VII
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
enactedInYear 1959 ⓘ
enforcedBy Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ
United States Department of Labor ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Labor
establishes Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
surface form: Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations
fullName Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
surface form: Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
historicalContext enacted following investigations of union corruption in the 1950s ⓘ
includesProvision fiduciary responsibility of union officers ⓘ
standards for union elections ⓘ
trusteeships over subordinate unions ⓘ
jurisdiction federal ⓘ
primaryPurpose ensure financial accountability in labor organizations ⓘ
ensure financial transparency in labor organizations ⓘ
promote union democracy ⓘ
regulate internal affairs of labor unions ⓘ
prohibits embezzlement of union funds ⓘ
improper disciplinary actions against union members ⓘ
loans from unions to officers above statutory limits ⓘ
protectsRight equal rights to participate in union activities ⓘ
freedom of assembly within unions ⓘ
freedom of speech within unions ⓘ
sue in court without union retaliation ⓘ
regulates employers in relation to unions ⓘ
labor organizations ⓘ
labor relations consultants ⓘ
union employees ⓘ
union officers ⓘ
requires annual financial reports by labor organizations ⓘ
regular union officer elections ⓘ
reporting and disclosure of union finances ⓘ
reports by employers on certain payments to unions or consultants ⓘ
reports by labor relations consultants ⓘ
secret ballot elections for union officers ⓘ
signedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ
subjectOf union member bill of rights ⓘ

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