Landrum-Griffin Act
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959
§ LEGISLATIONlabor· 1959
What It Did
Imposed reporting requirements on unions' internal affairs, established a bill of rights for union members, and regulated union elections and finances. Enacted after congressional investigations exposed corruption in the Teamsters and other unions.
The Vote
House · 352–52 (passage)
D
190 YEA · 47 NAY
R
162 YEA · 5 NAY
Senate · 95–2 (passage)
D
62 YEA · 2 NAY
R
33 YEA · 0 NAY
Key Sponsors
→ Phil M. Landrum (D-GA) · House
→ Robert P. Griffin (R-MI) · House
Sources: Congress.gov · VoteView · FRED
In the Years Following
Economic indicators related to this law, showing 5 years before through 10 years after.
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