- Landrum-Griffin Act
-
n. A 1959 federal law regulating labor unions, for the purpose of reducing corruption in unions.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
Landrum-Griffin Act
Look at other dictionaries:
Landrum-Griffin Act — Lan‧drum Grif‧fin Act [ˌlændrəm ˈgrɪfn ˌækt] noun LAW a law passed in 1959 designed to prevent criminal activities in US labor union S, saying how they should organize voting in elections etc … Financial and business terms
Landrum-Griffin Act — /lan dreuhm grif in/ 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. * * * (1959) Legislation in the U.S. designed … Universalium
Landrum-Griffin Act — Federal statute enacted in 1959, known as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, designed to curb corruption in union leadership and undemocratic conduct of internal union affairs as well as to outlaw certain types of secondary… … Black's law dictionary
Landrum-Griffin Act — Federal statute enacted in 1959, known as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, designed to curb corruption in union leadership and undemocratic conduct of internal union affairs as well as to outlaw certain types of secondary… … Black's law dictionary
Landrum-Griffin Act — /lan dreuhm grif in/ 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 … Useful english dictionary
the Landrum Griffin Act — UK US noun ► LAW, HR in the US, a law of 1959, officially known as the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act , that deals with the relationship between unions and their members: »The Landrum Griffin Act grants certain rights to union… … Financial and business terms
Landrum — can refer to: * Bill Landrum, baseball player * Dan Landrum, hammered dulcimer player * Phil Landrum, former member of the United States House of Representatives and one of the chief sponsors of the Landrum Griffin Act * Landrum, South Carolina … Wikipedia
act — /akt/, n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict;… … Universalium
ACT — 1. American College Test. 2. Association of Classroom Teachers. 3. Australian Capital Territory. * * * (as used in expressions) sacramental act Ballot Act British North America Act Canada Act Constitution Act Civil Rights Act of 1964… … Universalium
Phillip M. Landrum — Phillip Mitchell Landrum (September 10, 1907 November 19, 1990) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia.Born in Martin, Georgia, Landrum attended the public schools and Mercer University, in Macon, Georgia.He graduated from Piedmont College, in… … Wikipedia
