Alcaraz v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

716 A.2d 1238 (1998)

Philip M. ALCARAZ, Appellant,

v.

PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued December 9, 1997.

Decided August 21, 1998.

Diane M. Sheppard, Philadelphia, for Philip M. Alcaraz.

James Crawford, Harrisburg, for PA Labor Relations Bd.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO and NEWMAN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

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