Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'n v. Commonwealth
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 2009No. 1941 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge PELLEGRINI.
The Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (Association) has filed a petition for review from an interest arbitration award (Award) that increased future retiree contributions for retirement health care benefits, changed the method of dispute resolution from grievance-arbitration to alternative dispute resolution, and allowed the Commonwealth to prohibit, after meeting and discussing the matter with the Association, smoking at the work site. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the Award regarding future retiree payments and smoking but vacate as to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties v. State System of Higher EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- City of Pittsburgh v. Fraternal Order of PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- City of Pittsburgh v. Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Town of McCandless v. McCandless Police Officers Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
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