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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Landrum–Griffin Act canonical | 5 |
| Landrum-Griffin Act | 1 |
| Landrum–Griffin Labor Act | 1 |
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Target entity: Landrum–Griffin Act Context triple: [Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, alsoKnownAs, Landrum–Griffin Act]
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Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
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Butler Act
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Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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Aldrich–Vreeland Act
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Landrum–Griffin Act Target entity description: 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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A.
Burns-Porter Act
The Burns-Porter Act is a 1960 California bond measure and enabling law that financed and established the framework for the statewide State Water Project, one of the largest public water and power systems in the United States.
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B.
Butler Act
The Butler Act was a Tennessee state law enacted in 1925 that prohibited the teaching of human evolution in public schools, becoming infamous as the focus of the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.
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C.
Wheeler-Rayburn Act
The Wheeler-Rayburn Act is a New Deal-era U.S. federal law that restructured and regulated electric utility holding companies to curb monopolistic practices and protect consumers and investors.
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D.
Evarts Act
The Evarts Act was a landmark 1891 U.S. federal law that created the United States courts of appeals, significantly restructuring the federal judiciary and easing the Supreme Court’s caseload.
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E.
Aldrich–Vreeland Act
The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
ⓘ
labor law ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Department of Labor ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
ⓘ
surface form:
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
Landrum–Griffin Act ⓘ
surface form:
Landrum–Griffin Labor Act
|
| amends |
Taft–Hartley Act
ⓘ
surface form:
Labor Management Relations Act of 1947
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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creates | criminal penalties for union corruption ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 86th United States Congress ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| enforcedBy | Office of Labor-Management Standards ⓘ |
| establishes |
Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalArea | labor–management relations ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Philip M. Landrum
ⓘ
surface form:
Phillip M. Landrum
Robert P. Griffin ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| primarySubject | labor unions ⓘ |
| prohibits |
embezzlement of union funds
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loans and payments from employers to union officers in many circumstances ⓘ |
| purpose |
to prevent corruption in labor organizations
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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 |
Philip M. Landrum
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surface form:
Phillip M. Landrum
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| sponsorInSenate | Robert P. Griffin ⓘ |
| title |
Title I – Bill of Rights of Members of Labor Organizations
ⓘ
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Title V – Safeguards for Labor Organizations
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Subject: Landrum–Griffin Act Description of subject: 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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