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Union workers face 4.2 million libel suit at AMC Kenosha
John Melrod and Ted Ohnstad, union stewards at American Motors in Kenosha Wisconsin, face a libel suit filed by four AMC foremen, a former foreman and the plant superintendent's son over allegations in Fighting Times. The suit, backed financially by AMC, seeks damages for on the job remarks. The case tests labor speech protections as the NLRB and courts weigh limits on workplace publications.
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago
John Melrod
Melrod
Ted Ohnstad
American Motors Corp
Kenosha
Wis
United Auto Workers Local 72
Fighting Times
AMC
National Labor Relations Board
Milwaukee
NLRB
U.S. Supreme Court
Racine