United Steelworkers President David McCall filed a motion to dismiss U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel's lawsuit against him, the union said on Wednesday.

USW and Cleveland-Cliffs seek dismissal of U.S. Steel lawsuit, citing free speech in opposing Nippon Steel merger on national security grounds.

The United Steelworkers said Wednesday it filed a motion to dismisss a lawsuit by US Steel (NYSE:X) and Nippon Steel (OTCPK:NPSCY) (OTCPK:NISTF) against the union's president David McCall. The two steel companies filed the lawsuit last month after the Biden administration blocked their proposed $14.

The United Steelworkers union president is moving to dismiss a lawsuit from U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel, saying it’s against First Amendment rights.