News - Monthly Archives: November 2015
Free Speech Rights in a Labor Union
The Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) regulates the rights union members have against their unions. LMRDA actually has a bill of rights within it. One of the most litigated rights is the union members’ right to free speech. Here are some of the highlights. Section 101(a)(2) of LMRDA provides for union members’ right to free speech and assembly. The free speech rights of union members under LMRDA are even more powerful than our …