Allegheny County Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

I respectfully dissent. I would affirm the Commonwealth Court’s holding that deputy sheriffs of second class counties are not “policemen” for purposes of collective bargaining under Act 111 of 1968, 43 P.S. §§ 217.1-217.10 (“Act 111”), but are instead employees covered by the Pennsylvania Public Employe Relations Act (the “PERA”).1

As the majority concedes, our review of this appeal arising out of a decision by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (the “PLRB”) is limited to determining whether there has been a violation of constitutional rights, an error of law, a procedural irregularity, or…