Union reform and labor law: miners for democracy and the use of the Landrum-Griffin Act
2010
31
4
Fall
348-364
democracy ; election ; labour law ; mining ; trade union constitution
Trade unionism
dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12122-010-9097-y
English
Bibliogr.
"In 1970, Miners For Democracy [MFD], a rank-and-file reform group within the United Mine Workers of America [UMWA], filed suit under the Landrum-Griffin Act to overturn the 1969 UMWA presidential election on grounds of fraud, intimidation, and corruption. Dissatisfied with the government's prosecution of the case, MFD lawyers filed suit to gain intervenor status in the courtroom. Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of America allowed MFD lawyers to join the prosecution and help win the case, setting an important precedent. The election rules resulting from the Trbovich case created conditions for a fair campaign and an honest count. MFD won the election supervised by the Department of Labor, providing an important case study of the impact of the LMRDA."
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