County of Berks v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local No. 429

SPRECHER, J.,

Appellants County of Berks and Berks County Board of Inspectors of the County Prison appeal this court’s order of May 30, 2007 dismissing the county’s petition to vacate a portion of a grievance arbitration award of arbitrator Thomas G. McConnell Jr., which ruled in favor of appellee International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 429.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

The gravamen of this action is whether the county could discipline correctional officers (COs) employed at *92the Berks County Prison (BCP) for their failure to qualify for weapons certification.1

This issue arose during…