Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

The Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff’s Association (Association) petitioned for investigation and certification of representatives under the Act of June 24, 1968 (Act 111).1 The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) dismissed this petition. The Association appeals;2 we affirm.

The Association’s bargaining unit is comprised of approximately 102 members: thirteen sergeants, five plainclothes detectives and eighty-four uniformed deputies. Presently, they are certified for collective bargaining purposes under the Public Employe Relations Act (Act 195).3…