KELLY, P.J.
Defendant appeals as of right from the trial court's grant of plaintiff's motion for summary disposition in this declaratory judgment action. We reverse and remand.
Defendant was employed by plaintiff as an equipment serviceman from October, 1973, until March 1, 1982, when defendant was laid off. Defendant was subject to a collective bargaining agreement at the time of his layoff. That agreement provided in part:
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