December 12, 2024
A Washington federal judge has tossed a United Food and Commercial Workers official's suit against a political consultant, holding that she did not prove the consultant defamed her by distributing a flyer accusing her of corruption ahead of a potential merger of union locals.
May 30, 2023
A Washington federal judge has preserved a lawsuit accusing a political consultant of defaming a United Food and Commercial Workers official by distributing a flyer accusing her of corruption ahead of a potential merger of union locals, rejecting the consultant's argument that the flyer was expressing opinions.
February 13, 2023
A political consultant urged a Washington federal judge on Monday to toss a United Food and Commercial Workers local's claims that he went on a "black ops" mission to share flyers containing lies about union leaders, arguing that his statements were protected opinion under the First Amendment.
November 10, 2022
A United Food and Commercial Workers local claimed a political consulting firm owner went on a "black ops" mission to hand out defamatory flyers containing lies about union leaders in a bid to halt a merger of affiliates within the labor organization, according to a Washington federal court complaint.