Vlasic Farms Inc. v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION

Mr. Justice SAYLOR

Presently before the Court is the issue of whether mushroom harvesters are agricultural laborers and, as such, excluded from coverage under the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act.

Comité de Trabajadores de Campbell Fresh (the “Union”) filed a representation petition with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (the “PLRB”), 1 seeking to represent full and part-time employees involved in mushroom production and harvesting at Vlasic Farms, Inc. (“Employer”). 2 The Union requested the PLRB to conduct a representation election within 20 days, which it did, even though…