Association of Pennsylvania State College & University Faculties v. Commonwealth

*317OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court1 which confirmed an arbitration award issued in connection with a salary dispute between the Commonwealth and the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (hereinafter APSCUF). APSCUF, the certified collective bargaining representative for faculty members of the Pennsylvania State Colleges and Indiana University, and the Commonwealth are parties to a collective bargaining agreement containing a wage reopener clause that permits the negotiation of annual salary increases…