I'm not OP regarding retiree backpay, but... Yes, the city would have to pay back-pay to retirees who weren't retired during the "back-pay" portion of the new contract, because they would have still been active employees making the new pay rate had the contract been ratified as soon as the old one expired.
I'm not OP regarding retiree backpay, but... Yes, the city would have to pay back-pay to retirees who weren't retired during the "back-pay" portion of the new contract, because they would have still been active employees making the new pay rate had the contract been ratified as soon as the old one expired.