West Middlesex Area School District v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The West Middlesex Area School District has appealed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County upholding a finding of the Pennsylvania *406Labor Relations Board (PLRB) that the district is refusal to submit a professional employe’s grievance to binding arbitration was an unfair labor practice within Section 1201(a) (5) of the Public Employe Relations Act.1

The facts are undisputed. Joseph DeLise was employed for thirteen years by the district, most recently as a home school visitor. His responsibilities included coordinating programs involving attendance, pupil…