Three firefighters claimed that they were entitled to a pension that reflected a retroactive wage increase because they retired during contract negotiations between their employer and the union. The Supreme Court disagreed.

The trial court agreed with the plaintiffs’ breach-of-contract claims. But on appeal, the defendants, Meriden and the Meriden Municipal Pension Board, argued that the trial court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction, and that the plaintiffs were not entitled to a pension recalculation, court records show.