Legal Opinion
Wilkes-Barre Township v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 13, 2005PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Wilkes-Barre Township (Township) petitions for review of an order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) dismissing its exceptions to, and making final, a proposed decision and order of the Board’s hearing examiner. In doing so, the Board concluded that the Township had committed unfair labor practices in violation of Sections 6(l)(a) and (e) of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act (PLRA) 1 and Act 111 of 1968 (Act 111) 2 by enacting an ordinance that unilaterally altered the pension benefit program of the Township’s police officers.
The Wilkes-Barre Township…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Philadelphia Fire Officers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Fraternal Order of Police, E.B. Jermyn Lodge 2 V. HickeySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Grottenthaler v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Plumstead Township v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Upper Chichester Township v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lycoming County v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- City of Erie v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Borough of Emmaus v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Borough of Mahanoy City v. Mahanoy City Police DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- AFSCME, District Council 47, Local 2187 v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
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