Commonwealth v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Commonwealth Court1 which affirmed a decision of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board). The Board had certified the Fraternal Order of Police, Local 85, (FOP) as the collective bargaining representative of the Capitol Police. The issue to be addressed is whether the determination by the Board, that Capitol Police employed in Harrisburg and in state office buildings in Scranton, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh are “policemen” within the meaning of Act 111, the Act of June 24, 1968, P.L. 237, No. Ill, § 1 et…