Lower Swatara Twp. v. Pa. Labor Relations Bd.

Lower Swatara Township (Township) petitions this Court for review of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board's (Board) August 21, 2018 order dismissing the Township's exceptions and making absolute and final the Hearing Examiner's April 26, 2018 Order Directing Submission of Eligibility List (ODSEL) and the June 4, 2018 Nisi Order of Certification (NOC). The sole issue before this Court is whether the Board erred by concluding that Section 604 of the Pennsylvania Public Employe Relations Act (PERA) 1 did not prohibit a union representing the Township's public works employees from also…