Labor relations | “Take care” of employees or ''weaponize” against workers? Fix union disputes like Costco, not Trader Joe's

A Federal judge has thrown out Trader Joe’s trademark infringement claim against its union, stating the grocer tried to “weaponize the legal system” against its workers.

Trader Joe’s filed the lawsuit in 2023, accusing its workers’ union of selling merchandise that violated company trademarks and claiming the sale of the merchandise could dilute its brand.