City of Pittsburgh v. Commonwealth

PALLADINO, Judge.

City of Pittsburgh (City) appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (trial court) which affirmed the decision of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB), finding that the City had committed an unfair labor practice. We affirm.

In 1984, the legislature enacted the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act (Act 205).1 Act 205 establishes a recovery program for municipal pension systems determined to be financially distressed, defines various levels of distress (I, II or III), and establishes mandatory requirements with which a…