Arbitrator Orders Washington Post To Reinstate Columnist Karen Attiah
An independent arbitrator has ruled that The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with backpay and benefits, concluding that her firing violated a collective bargaining agreement, the union and legal team representing her said on Monday. In September, Attiah said that she was terminated over social media posts in the aftermath of the assassination […]
An independent arbitrator has ruled that The Washington Post must reinstate columnist Karen Attiah with backpay and benefits. According to Deadline, the arbitrator concluded that her firing violated a collective bargaining agreement.
TheWrap reports that arbitrator Sarah Miller Espinosa found the Post “did not have good and sufficient cause” to terminate Attiah and failed to establish that she engaged in “gross misconduct.” Attiah was fired in September after posting on Bluesky about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Attiah said in a statement that she was “relieved to finally have that record set straight” and that she was “willing to go back” to the Post. A Washington Post spokeswoman said the company respects the arbitration process but declined to comment further.
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