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
Both changes would require amendments to the Landrum-Griffin Act, but the Administration has so far made no move to introduce the necessary legislation.
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