Philadelphia Fire Fighters' Union, Local 22 v. City of Philadelphia

OPINION BY Judge LEADBETTER.

In these consolidated appeals, the City of Philadelphia (City) appeals from two orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (common pleas): (1) the order — granting the Philadelphia Fire Fighters Union (Union) 1 petition to vacate an arbitration award, which held that the City did not need to collectively bargain with the Union prior to implementing a plan to reorganize the Philadelphia Fire Department (Redeployment Plan or Plan); and (2) an order denying the City’s motion to dissolve the preliminary injunction which was entered prior to arbitration…