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Staff Report//January 29, 2026//
Plaintiff appealed the grant of adverse summary judgment in his action against his union, which alleged that the union retaliated against him by removing him from an ambassador position after he complained of sexual harassment by another union officer.
Where plaintiff failed to provide evidence establishing that the union’s stated reason for his removal was a pretext for retaliation, the district court correctly granted summary judgment for the union.
Judgment is affirmed.
Swinson v. IUE-CWA Local 86821 (MLW No. 84254/Case No. 25-2777 – 2 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, per curiam) Appealed from U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri, Wimes, J.
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