Washington Post Karen Attiah reinstatement case
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Washington Post ordered to rehire Karen Attiah
Arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa wrote that the Washington Post failed to establish the grievant engaged in gross misconduct.
The Washington Post stated in Attiah's termination letter that her social media posts breached its social media policy.
In one post, Attiah referenced past comments Charlie Kirk had made about Black women.
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Attiah was backed by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild and Democracy Defenders Action, a legacy advocacy group co-founded by Norm Eisen.
The arbitrator ruled that the Post had violated Attiah's rights as a union-protected employee.
A Post spokesperson said the company respects the arbitration process but declined to comment further.