Zappono v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

SMITH, Judge.

Petitioners Michael Zappono, Victoria Dupree and Allison Cooper are employees of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and members of the Transport Workers Union Local 234 (Union). They petition for review of an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) that affirmed the decision of a Referee to deny their request for unemployment compensation benefits during a work stoppage. The issue before the Court is whether that work stoppage was the result of a strike or a lockout as those terms are used in Section 402(d) of the Unemployment…