Dale v. Leechburg Area School District

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

Before us is the issue whether a court of common pleas properly reversed an arbitration award which sustained grievances filed by the Leechburg Education Association (LEA)1 against the Leechburg Area School District (District), a public employer, on behalf of three teachers: Mary Louise Dale, a tenured professional employee, and Catherine Pastva and Karen Ravotta, both temporary professional employees. We answer in the affirmative.

The essential facts are undisputed. On June 30, 1976, the Leechburg Area School Board resolved to reduce its staff effective…