Washington Post opinion writer says firing violated labor agreement

Karen Attiah, a Washington Post opinion writer fired this month for her social media posts about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, has filed a grievance arguing that she should have been allowed to share her views on news events under the company’s labor agreement and social media policy.

In addition to the grievance, filed by The Post’s labor union last week, Ms. Attiah, 39, submitted a four-page letter to The Post’s head of human resources on Wednesday seeking to recover damages from her firing.

In the letter, her lawyers said she “spoke truthfully and forcefully about matters of vital public concern.”

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