Allegheny County Firefighters v. Allegheny County

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

Two issues requiring further interpretation of the Act of June 24, 1968, P. L. (Act No. 111), 43 P.S. §217.1 et seq., are raised in this appeal.

Pursuant to this Act, collective bargaining was initiated between the firemen of Allegheny County through their representative and the County; this produced an impasse. As provided by the Act, the parties then entered into a binding arbitration procedure which resulted in a majority of the arbitrators making an award containing, among other subjects, a written grievance and a union security provision. The County…