Butte Teachers' Union Local No. 332 v. Board of Trustees of Butte School District No. 1

The Second Judicial District Court entered judgment in favor of respondent and dismissed appellant’s declaratory judgment claim based on the parties’ collective bargaining agreement. Butte Teacher’s Union Local No. 332 appeals.

On March 23, 1981, Butte Teacher’s Union Local No. 332 brought a declaratory judgment claim against the Board of Trustees of Butte School District No. 1 of Silver Bow County, alleging that retiring teachers, as part of their severance pay package under the parties’ collective bargaining agreement, should receive severance pay for unused “additional” sick leave. The…