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FURNITURE & MOVING DRIVERS v. CROWLEY

No. 82-432.

467 U.S. 526 (1984)

LOCAL NO. 82, FURNITURE & PIANO MOVING, FURNITURE STORE DRIVERS, HELPERS, WAREHOUSEMEN & PACKERS, ET AL. v. CROWLEY ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 12, 1984

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary S. Witlen argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was David Previant.

John H. Garvey argued the cause for the federal respondent under this Court's Rule 19.6, urging reversal. With him on the briefs were Solicitor General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Geller, T. Timothy Ryan, Jr., Karen I. Ward, Mary-Helen Mautner, and John A. Bryson.

Mark D. Stern argued the cause for respondents Crowley et al. With him on the brief was Kurt M. Pressman.*

Arthur L. Fox II and Alan B. Morrison filed a brief for Union Democracy as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA or Act), 73 Stat. 522, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 401 et seq., was Congress' first major attempt to regulate the internal affairs of labor unions. Title I of the Act provides a statutory "Bill of Rights" for union members, including various protections for members involved in union elections, with enforcement and appropriate remedies available...

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