Legal Opinion

Port Authority v. Division 85, Amalgamated Transit Union

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 24, 1978No. Appeals, Nos. 2191 C.D. 1976, 75 C.D. 1977 and 735 C.D. 1977PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

President Judge Bowman,

The Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT) is a “body corporate and politic” created pursuant to the Second- Class County Port Authority Act (Port Authority Act), Act of April 6, 1956, P.L. (1955) 1414, as amended, 55 P.S. §551 et seq., under which it is charged with owning and operating a county-wide mass transportation system. PAT is the plaihtiff in equity proceedings initiated in the Court of Common *74Pleas of Allegheny County. Division 85, Amalgamated Transit Union (Div. 85), a defendant in the equity proceedings, is the bargaining representative of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allstate Insurance v. FioravantiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America, Division 998 v. Wisconsin Employment Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  3. Amalgamated Transit Union, Division 85 v. Port AuthoritySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  4. Tate v. Philadelphia Transportation Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Werner v. KingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, Local No. 3 v. ThomasCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  2. Goldsmith v. Lower Moreland School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Atlantic Inland, Inc. v. Township of BensalemCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Scanlon v. Mount Union Area Board of School DirectorsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Port Authority v. Division 85, Amalgamated Transit UnionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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