Local Union Trusteeship and Public Policy

The broad legislative purpose of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is to encourage democracy in union government and administration by affording union members protection against the abuse of certain basic rights by their leaders or others. Safeguards against the abuse of trus...

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Published in:Industrial & labor relations review 1961-01, Vol.14 (2), p.185-205
Main Author: Weber, Arnold R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boards of directors
Employee supervision
Labor law
Labor management relations
Labor union representation
Labor unions
Legislation
Public policy
Trade unions
Treaties
Trust administration
Trusteeship
Trusts and trustees
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Summary:The broad legislative purpose of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 is to encourage democracy in union government and administration by affording union members protection against the abuse of certain basic rights by their leaders or others. Safeguards against the abuse of trusteeships by labor organizations are provided for by Title III of the act, but Section 305 also directs the Secretary of Labor to report to Congress on experience with this portion of the law after the statutory provisions have been in operation for three years. In this article, Arnold R. Weber analyzes the experience with trusteeship of the International Chemical Workers Union--a union which has enjoyed a reputation for probity in its internal affairs--during the period 1945-1959 and evaluates that experience in terms of the trusteeship provisions of the labor reform law. Although the author concludes that the general effect of these provisions will be increased restraint and caution in the exercise of the power of trusteeship, he is doubtful that they provide more than a limited solution to this aspect of the problem of trade union government. (Author's abstract courtesy EBSCO.)
ISSN:0019-7939
2162-271X
DOI:10.1177/001979396101400201