Philadelphia Housing Authority v. Union of Security Officers No. 1

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The Philadelphia Housing Authority (Authority) appeals here from an order of the Court of Common *641Pleas of Philadelphia County affirming an arbitrator’s award which reinstated Richard Green (employee) to the Authority’s employment.

The employee had worked as an Authority security officer for approximately eleven years when, on March 27, 1979, he was discharged for allegedly using his position to obtain an improper financial relationship with one Henry Herbert, an elderly resident at the housing project where the employee worked. The employee sought reinstatement to his…