Bellas v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

DOYLE, President Judge.

Joseph Bellas and Richard Patskan (Claimants) appeal from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, which affirmed a referee’s decision to deny them benefits for engaging in a strike against their employer, Jeddo Coal Company (Employer).2

Claimants are members of local unions affiliated with the United Mine Workers Union (UMW). UMW had negotiated a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with Employer, which went into effect on May 23, 1990, and expired by its terms on May 23, 1994. Following the expiration of the CBA, UMW and Employer agreed that the…