TOLMIE v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

No. 90-2526.

930 F.2d 579 (1991)

William TOLMIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 25, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. McCarthy, McCarthy & Lammers, Davenport, Iowa, for plaintiff-appellant.

Steven H. Adelman, John A. McDonald, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Chicago, Ill., Keith J. Braskich, Keck, Mahin & Cate, Peoria, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr., and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


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...

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