NCJ Number
100854
Journal
Labor Law Journal Volume: 36 Issue: 10 Dated: (October 1985) Pages: 744-761
Date Published
1985
Length
18 pages
Annotation
This review of the labor racketeering amendments of the 1984 Comprehensive Crime Control Act focuses on their history, proscriptions, and penalties.
Abstract
The amendments close existing loopholes in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act which permit corrupt union officials to continue serving in trust positions with unions and employee benefit plans. The amendments attack labor bribery in employee benefit plans and labor organizations. They increase criminal sanctions for participation in a single bribe and shield benefit plans and unions from further harm through debarment provisions. The amendments also bring the U.S. Labor Department back into efforts against labor racketeering. The amendments delineate the Labor Department's authority to investigate and refer for prosecution labor-related criminal activities. Debarment sections of the amendments expand the list of crimes that warrant exclusion from union leadership positions. The positions from which a convicted union official may be debarred have also been expanded. 165 footnotes.