Burns v. American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT THOMAS BURNS, Plaintiff, v. No. 3:20-cv-01250 (JAM) AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS et al., Defendants. ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS This case involves claims arising from an election for leadership of a labor union. Plaintiff Thomas Burns ran for president of the New Haven Federation of Teachers, Local 933 (“NHFT”). He lost. Following his loss, Burns alleges that he learned not only of election irregularities but also of defamatory statements that his opponent had made against him during the campaign. He subsequently filed…