Arnold v. National Union of Marine Cooks & Stewards

— This is an action for libel, by ninety-five (originally ninety-seven) individuals against the National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards (hereinafter called the union) and Joseph Harris, its Seattle business agent. The alleged libel was contained in a letter written and signed by Harris and sent by him, as agent of and on behalf of the union, to all branches of the union and to three other unions, the Alaska Fishermen’s Union, the Seafarers’ International Union, and the National Maritime Union. A copy of the letter appears in Arnold v. National Union of Marine Cooks & Stewards, 36 Wn. (2d)…