Scranton Federation of Teachers, Local 1147 v. Scranton School District

I dissent. The issue presented is not whether a bifurcated arbitration of a single grievance is permissible but rather whether appellants should have been permitted a second, separate arbitration of a second, separate “grievance” arising not from “the work situation” but from appellants’ dissatisfaction with the original arbitrator’s decision. As the second arbitrator lacked jurisdiction to consider appellants’ new claim, the order of the Commonwealth Court should be affirmed.

Section 903 of the Public Employee Relations Act provides:

“Arbitration of disputes or grievances arising out of the…