Salatino v. Pennsylvania Nurses Ass'n

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

The question presented in this appeal is whether the common pleas court has subject matter jurisdiction over a case involving an alleged breach of a union’s duty of fair representation of its member or whether such jurisdiction is preempted by The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) as amended, 29 U.S.C.A. § 141 et seq. We hold that the common pleas courts of Pennsylvania do have jurisdiction and therefore we affirm the lower court order dismissing appellant’s preliminary objection.

Appellee, David Salatino, was employed by Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania as a…