City of York v. Reihart

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

By declaratory judgment proceedings, the City of York sought judicial resolution of the legality of a contract provision between it and its police officers which was the product of binding arbitration pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1968, P.L. 237, as amended, 43 P.S. §217.1 et seq., commonly referred to as Act 111. This Act provides for collective bargaining and ultimate binding, arbitration between public employers and the bargaining representatives of their policemen and firemen “concerning the terms and conditions of their employment, including…