AFL-CIO sends Walker Cease & Desist Letter

[PeaceNikki]

Cease and desist is exactly what lawyers representing the AFL-CIO told Walker in an e-mail and letter this morning after it was discovered Walker’s Facebook page contains both the name and logo of the AFL-CIO that infers Walker has the support of the AFL-CIO.

The AFL-CIO wants to make it very clear that it in no way endorses or supports Governor Walker. In addition, the AFL-CIO certainly does not endorse or support your unauthorized use of the AFL-CIO’s name or any of its marks. This letter is to demand that you, Governor Walker, and those acting on your behalf, must immediately cease and desist from any and all unauthorized uses of the AFL-CIO name and marks, or risk legal action.
The AFL-CIO’s support of Walker and his outrageous attacks on workers’ rights and middle class jobs is as likely as tea-party heroine Rep. Michelle Bachman (R-Minn.) endorsing President Obama for a second term. But Walker’s lame attempt to suggest union support is a perfect example of him saying one thing and doing another—duplicitous. As the letter states:

Your use of the AFL-CIO’s marks demonstrates that you are presenting yourself to the public as a public figure with AFL-CIO support. There can be nothing farther from the truth. Your actions constitute trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of both state and federal law.

http://blog.aflcio.org/2011/03/31/walker-has-afl-cio-support-of-course-not/