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Landrum-Griffin Act Overview<\/h1>\n
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Whether you work for a small business or the federal government, you probably have an opinion about labor unions<\/a>. Some people believe unions improve conditions of employment and employee rights. Others believe they hinder economic growth.<\/p>\r\n

There is no shortage of laws regulating the rights and responsibilities of unions. One of them is the Landrum-Griffin Act (LMRDA). The federal law is also known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

History of the Landrum-Griffin Act<\/h2>\r\n

Two and a half decades after the National Labor Relations Act<\/a> (NLRA) became law, the LMRDA became law.<\/p>\r\n

According to congressional investigations in the 1950s, there had been significant problems with corruption, organized crime, and other wrongdoing within the labor movement.<\/p>\r\n

The National Labor Relations Board<\/a> (NLRB), the agency created to administer the NLRA, had failed to stop abuses within the labor movement. This led to congressional investigations.<\/p>\r\n

By the mid to late 1950s, Congress wanted to correct deficiencies in the Wagner Act<\/a> and the Taft-Hartley Act<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n

The Landrum-Griffin Act became law to correct these problems. It sought to prevent improper practices by labor organizations<\/a> and employers. It did this by establishing a Bill of Rights for union members. The act protected employees’ union membership rights from unfair practices by unions. It also created standards for the election of union officials.<\/p>\r\n

The Landrum-Griffin Act and the Rights of Union Members<\/h2>\r\n

Title I of the Landrum-Griffin Act details a Bill of Rights for members of labor organizations<\/a>. It includes the following rights:<\/p>\r\n