Lynn Parham, Lynn Parham v. Carrier Corporation

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-Appellant Carrier Corporation appeals an adverse judgment rendered against it pursuant to a jury verdict favorable to Plaintiff-Appellee Lynn Parham, a former Carrier employee, in his suit claiming retaliatory discharge, breach of applicable collective bargaining agreements, and breach of an oral agreement. We reverse and render judgment for Carrier.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

Parham was employed at Carrier’s air conditioner manufacturing plant in Tyler, Texas. The Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (the Union) has been the sole and exclusive bargaining…