Westmoreland County v. Westmoreland County Detectives

OPINION BY

Senior Judge KELLEY.

Appellant Westmoreland County Detectives Association (Detectives) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Westmoreland County (Trial Court) that granted the Petition to Strike and Modify an arbitration award filed by Appellee Westmoreland County (County). In granting County’s Petition, the Trial Court concomitantly ordered that a “Just Cause Clause” contained within the contested arbitration award be stricken. We affirm.

In 2004, County and Detectives commenced collective bargaining pursuant to the Act of June 24, 1968, P.L. 237, as amended, 43 §§…