County of Franklin v. American Federation of State

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The County of Franklin (County) invokes here the appellate review conferred upon this Court by virtue of Pa. R.J.A. No. 2101(a) and seeks reversal of an arbitrator’s award under a collective bargaining agreement.

There was no record of the testimony taken before the arbitrator and, as a result, our review is made very difficult. It does appear, however, that the essential facts as related in the arbitrator’s opinion and in the briefs submitted before us are virtually uncontested and that Dale L. Shoop was employed by the County for about five years as a part-time guard at…