Legal Opinion
School District of Allentown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees International Union, Local No. 391
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 6, 1995PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, Senior Judge.
The School District of the City of Allentown (school district) appeals a Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas decision which upheld an arbitrator’s award in favor of certain members of the Hotel and Restaurant International Union Local No. 391, AFL-CIO (union).
The nub of the controversy in this appeal concerns the interpretation of the collective bargaining agreement (cba) between the school district and the union which became effective July 1, 1991 and expired June 30, 1994.
The section of the cba that is in dispute is reproduced here:
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Specifically, it is the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Community College v. Community College, Society of the FacultySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Midland Borough School District v. Midland Education Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Austin Area Education Ass'n v. Austin Area School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
3Cited by4 opinions
- Greater Nanticoke Area School District v. Greater Nanticoke Area Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- United School District v. United Education Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- School District of Philadelphia v. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, AFT, Local 3Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
- Hotel & Restaurant Employees International Union Local No. 391 v. School District Allentown CityCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1997