Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between the Borough of Ambridge & the Police Department
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 25, 1980No. Appeal, No. 1876 C.D. 1979PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Williams, Jr.,
This is an appeal by the Borough of Ambridge (Borough) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County that affirmed an award made by a Board of Arbitration (Board) to the police of the Borough.
Following unsuccessful collective bargaining negotiations between the Borough and its police, an arbitration hearing was held on March 16, 1979. On March 27, 1979 the Board entered an award pursuant to the provisions of the Act of June 24, 1968, P.L. 237 (Act 111).1 The Borough appealed that part of the award that guaranteed Borough patrolmen a minimum work…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. State College Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Washington Arbitration CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Cheltenham Township v. Cheltenham Police DepartmentCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Knauer v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Jeske v. Upper Yoder TownshipCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Lower Merion Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Number Twenty-Eight v. Township of Lower MerionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- Township of Upper Saucon v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- In re the Arbitration between City of Erie & International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 293Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Fairview Township v. Fairview Township Police Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
- Police Pension Fund Ass'n Board v. HessCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
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