Lebanon Steel Foundry v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal by employer from the determinations of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) awarding compensation to the respondents (claimants). The three claims before us are representative of and controlling with respect to similar claims filed by some 60 employees. We affirm.

Claimants are members of Local 1975 of the United Steel Workers of America (Union), the bargaining agent for employees at Lebanon Steel Foundry. The then existing collective bargaining agreement between employer and the Union expired April 30, 1978. One month earlier,…