Abington School District v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Doyle,

The Abington School District (School District) petitions for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) reversing a referees determination that H. Russell Pittman (Claimant)1 was ineligible for benefits under Section 402(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law)* 2 for the compensable weeks ending September 10, 1977 through September 24, 1977 due to his participation in a teachers’ strike by members of the Abington Education Association (AEA), the intervenor here. The Board determined that the work stoppage was a lockout, not a…