Trentacost v. City of Passaic

*322The opinion of the court was delivered by

BROCHIN, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs Victor Trentacost, Paul Salerno, and Jack Schwartz are retired firefighters formerly employed by defendant City of Passaic. Trentacost and Salerno retired August 1, 1994; Schwartz, September 1, 1994. Trentacost retired as a Battalion Chief; Salerno, as a Deputy Fire Chief; and Schwartz, as a firefighter. Trentacost and Salerno were represented for collective bargaining purposes by the Passaic Fire Officers’ Association of the City of Passaic; Schwartz, by the Passaic Firefighters’ Association. Each of these plaintiffs…