Landrum-Griffin Act

[ lan-druhm-grif-in ]

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.

Example Sentences

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

He could be a fierce partisan, and was widely disliked by organized labor for his role in creating and passing the Landrum-Griffin Act, which requires unions to hold secret elections for local union offices.

From Washington Times

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