Chappelle v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

CARSON, JR., J.,

Complainant, Colie Chappelle, a former staff attorney employed by respondent Defender Association of the City of Philadelphia, filed his complaint with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, alleging that respondent had engaged in unfair labor practices in violation of sections 1201(a), (1), (2), (3), (4) of the Public Employe Relations Act of July 23, 1970, P.L. 563, art. XII, 43 P.S. §1101.1201.

*759Respondent filed its answer denying the charges, and by way of new matter, raised the issue of jurisdiction of the board on the ground that it was not a “public employer” within the…