Legal Opinion
Leo W. Charland v. Norge Division, Borg-Warner Corporation and Allied Industrial Workers Ofamerica, Afl-Cio, Muskegon Heights, Michigan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1969No. 18506PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Charland worked for Norge at its Muskegon Heights plant for 30 years. He was 55 years old in 1961 when Norge decided to move out of Muskegon Heights to Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 1961 the Norge Muskegon Heights plant had a union contract which provided seniority for the employees of “the Norge Division, Muskegon Heights plant.” The contract contained no plant removal clause. The union 1 negotiated a removal agreement which retained certain pension rights for employees over 60 and minor lump sum benefits for those, like Charland, under 60. It also provided very…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. HuffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Textile Workers Union v. Darlington Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
- James Oddie, Edward Cwiertniewicz, John Penzak, Oscar King, Harry C. Bremmer v. Ross Gear and Tool Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1962
- Cortez v. Ford Motor CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1957
- Zdanok v. Glidden Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Robert Cooper v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Vaughn v. Chrysler CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1974
- Local 1330, United Steel Workers of America, and Frank Georges v. United States Steel CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- 4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 368, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7652 John McFerren Jr., and United States of America, Plaintiff-Intervenor, and Mrs. Mable C. Walker, Intervening v. County Board of Education of Fayette County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
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