Landrum-Griffin Act

American  

[lan-druhm-grif-in] / ˈlæn drəmˈgrɪf ɪn /

noun

1. an act of Congress (1959) outlawing secondary boycotts, requiring public disclosure of the financial records of unions, and guaranteeing the use of secret ballots in union voting.

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Example Sentences

After the McClellan Committee exposed wrongdoing by Teamster leaders, Congress passed the Landrum-Griffin Act on Sept. 14, 1959.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over the course of Thompson's 26 years in the House he had been a champion of civil and labor rights and was among the architects of the landmark Landrum-Griffin Act, a bill of rights for rank-and-file union members that promoted transparency and democracy in the way unions operate.

From Salon

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

Mr. Griffin sponsored the 1959 Landrum-Griffin Act, which he said was aimed at curtailing labor racketeering.

From Washington Post

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