MacOmb County v. AFSCME Council 25 Locals 411 & 893

This case concerns the statutory duty to bargain about the calculation of retirement benefits under the public employment relations act (PERA), MCL 423.201 et seq. I agree with the majority that the calculation of retirement benefits is a mandatory subject of collective bargaining, that the calculation of retirement benefits is covered by the *93parties’ collective bargaining agreements (CBAs), and that the term “actuarial equivalent” is unambiguous. Without evidence of a mutually agreed upon intentional practice that modified this unambiguous contract term, I would also agree with the majority…