Franklin County Prison Board v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Appellant, Franklin County Prison Board (Prison Board) has appealed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Franklin County which dismissed appellant’s petition for review of a final order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) and ordered enforcement of said PLRB order. For the reasons stated below, we shall reverse.

The Prison Board, certified to be a “public employer”1 within the meaning of Section 301(1) of the Public Employe Relations Act (Act 195),2 43 P.S. §1101.301(1), and District Council 89, American Federation of State, County and…