Legal Opinion
William Tolmie v. United Parcel Service, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 25, 1991No. 90-2526PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
When William Tolmie first came to work for United Parcel Service (“UPS”), the terms of his employment were governed by a collective bargaining agreement that allowed dismissal only for cause. Two years later, while considering an offer of promotion to a management position, Tolmie realized that this “good cause” protection would not follow him. When he voiced this concern to his supervisor, the supervisor assured him that he would have nothing to worry about, insofar as job security was concerned, because “it is harder to fire management than other…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Martin v. Federal Life Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1982
- Warren G. Smith and John Gremer v. Board of Education of Urbana School District No. 116 of Champaign County, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Heuvelman v. Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1959
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3Cited by27 opinions
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