Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'n

OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY, Justice.

These three appeals were consolidated for review as they all raise a single identical issue: whether the Common wealth Court applied the correct scope of review when it reviewed these Act 111 1 grievance arbitration 2 awards.

For the reasons discussed below, we find that the Commonwealth Court applied the incorrect scope of review. We therefore reverse the Commonwealth Court’s orders in the Betancourt and DiRaimo cases and reinstate the arbitrators’ awards, and affirm the Commonwealth Court’s disposition of the Gibson case.

The Betancourt Appeal

Trooper James…