Independent Ass'n of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Employees v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This case, invoking our original jurisdiction, necessitates our consideration of the preliminary objections raised by the Commonwealth to the amended complaint in equity of the Independent Association of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Employees (Association) .

In February of 1974, the Retail Clerks Union, the certified employee representative of State Liquor Store Clerks, filed a grievance charging the Commonwealth with a violation of the provision of their col*135leetive bargaining agreement, calling for the phasing out of the “ ‘past practice’ which permitted…