Commonwealth v. Joint Bargaining Committee for Pennsylvania Social Services Union

*177OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellee, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, filed a complaint in equity in Commonwealth Court against appellants, the Joint Bargaining Committee for the Pennsylvania Social Services Union and Pennsylvania Employment Security Employees’ Association, Locals 668 and 675 of the Service Employees’ International Union, AFL-CIO (hereafter Union) and certain union officials. The Commonwealth sought to enjoin the Union from engaging in work stoppages during the pendency of certain statutorily prescribed negotiations.1 Commonwealth Court granted an injunction and…