Cranford v. Wayne County

This case arises from a 1984 revision in the collective bargaining agreement (cba) between defendants and Local 1917, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, which represents the sergeants in the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. Under that revision, members of Local 1917 who previously purchased "military service credit” in the retirement system could use that credit for purposes of meeting minimum service requirements for retirement.

However, employees who were promoted after the revision and, thus, not members of Local 1917 prior to the revision, would only be able…