Legal Opinion · Dissent

Chambersburg Borough v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 20, 2016Published

1DissentJustice Wecht

I respectfully dissent. While the learned majority dismisses this appeal as improvidently granted, I believe that this long-pending case instead warrants a prec-edential opinion.

We granted allocatur in order to interpret the meaning of the phrase “engage in a secondary boycott” as codified in Section 6(2)(d) of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act (“PLRA”), 43 P.S. § 211.6(2)(d). This is an issue of first impression. Our *193Court has received substantial briefing and oral argument from the parties and amici curiae. We are now well-positioned to issue an opinion interpreting the statutory…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Philadelphia Fire Officers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Borough of Nazareth v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Kerr v. Butler Building Trades CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. City of Erie v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Lescher Building Service, Inc. v. Local Union No. 133 of the Sheet Metal Workers International AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962

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