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Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 19 v. City of Chester

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 23, 2004PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

President Judge COLINS.

The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 19 (Lodge 19) appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County in which it vacated a grievance arbitration award that directed the City of Chester (City) to fill vacancies in the rank of captain.

Lodge 19 and the City were parties to a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that was effective from January 1, 1998 through December 31, 2002. In March 2002, Sergeant Thomas Bright filed a grievance in the matter of the City’s failure to test for the rank of captain when it tested for the ranks of corporal and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  2. Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. City of Farrell v. Fraternal Order of PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  4. Bristol Borough v. Bristol Borough Police Benevolent Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Town of McCandless v. McCandless Police Officers Ass'nCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. PITTSBURGH FIRE FIGHTERS EX REL., KING v. YablonskyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Pittsburgh Fire Fighters, Local No. 1 v. YablonskyCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  4. City of Scranton v. Fire Fighters Local Union No. 60Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. City of Pittsburgh v. FOP, Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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