Illegal arrangements between the company

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An employee was fired after thirty-two years on the job, after working his way up to become a vice president at the company. The employee did not have an express contract of employment. The employee had consistently received bonuses and promotions and was never disciplined or warned that his performance was lacking. The employee had been told by the former company president that "if you are loyal to the company and do a good job, your future is secure." Over the years, the company had a practice of not terminating administrative employees without cause. His ter- mination came after he returned from a business trip and was told by a new company president that his services were no longer needed. When he pressed for further elaboration, he was told to "look deep within" himself to find the answer. The employee believed that he had been terminated at the behest of union officials, who wanted him fired because he had objected to certain potentially illegal arrangements between the company and union. What should the court decide? Why? (Pugh v. See's Candies, Inc., 171 Cal. Rptr. 917 (Cal. App. 1981))

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