American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Philadelphia

Milner, J.,

The petition filed in this case is for a declaratory judgment declaring the rights of the members of plaintiff unions, employes of the City of Philadelphia, under an agreement of December 14, 1944, as amended by an agreement of December 4, 1951. To the petition defendant city has filed an answer and plaintiffs have entered a rule on defendant to show cause why judgment should not be entered upon the pleadings in favor of plaintiffs, which rule, after hearing the arguments of the parties, we are now considering.

The essential facts necessary to the determination of the issue are set…