Landrum-Griffin Act
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After the McClellan Committee exposed wrongdoing by Teamster leaders, Congress passed the Landrum-Griffin Act on Sept. 14, 1959.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The Rackets Committee culminated in the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act, which tempered mob influence and made it far more difficult to organize unions.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2015
Known as the Landrum-Griffin Act, the legislation was enacted at a time of mounting national concern about corruption, autocratic rule and organized-crime connections in the labor movement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2015
He’d like to make it legal for unions to solicit outside funds, which is largely prohibited under the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2012
Michigan's new Senator has the rare distinction of having his name attached to a significant, much-debated law; yet the Landrum-Griffin Act of 1959 is his greatest election obstacle.
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