City of Philadelphia v. AFSCME, District Council 33, Local 1637

OPINION BY

Judge COHN JUBELIRER.

This is an appeal from an arbitrator’s decision (Decision) of a dispute arising under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the parties. The arbitrator sustained AFSCME’s (Union) grievance, and awarded it wages for work that the City of Philadelphia (City) assigned to non-bargaining unit workers in violation of the CBA. On appeal, the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Trial Court) affirmed the award. The City appeals, arguing that a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision precluded a nearly identical arbitrator’s award as an…