City of Austin v. Austin Professional Fire Fighters Ass'n

JONES, Justice.

Appellees, a class of affected fire fighters employed by the City of Austin (collectively “fire fighters”) 1 sought declaratory and in-junctive relief against the City of Austin (“City”), appellant. The fire fighters’ claims hinged on whether the time they had spent in the fire academy as trainees counted toward their years of service in the fire department for purposes of longevity pay. Holding that time spent in the fire academy should be included in a fire fighter’s service time, the district court granted the fire fighters’ motion for summary judgment and denied the City’s…