Legal Opinion
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 5 v. City of Philadelphia
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 22, 1988No. Appeal 3329 C.D. 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Doyle,
The Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 (FOP) seeks review of an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County which confirmed an Act 1111 arbitration award allowing the Philadelphia Police Department (Department) to administer a polygraph test to all applicants who wished to transfer voluntarily into the Departments Special Investigations Unit (SIU). We affirm.
On January 31, 1986, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin M. Tucker caused a directive to be sent by teletype advising all Department personnel of the formation of the SIU. The SIU was founded to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Washington Arbitration CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- In Re Appeal of Upper Providence Police Delaware County Lodge 27Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- DeVito v. Civil Service CommissionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge No. 5 v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Marion v. GREENCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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- Los Angeles Police Protective League v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1995
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