Capitol Police Lodge No. 85 v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.1

Capitol Police Lodge No. 85, Fraternal Order of Police, (FOP) petitions for review of the September 15, 2009, order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB), which: (1) sustained exceptions filed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Commonwealth) to a Proposed Decision and Order of the Board’s Hearing Examiner (Proposed Decision); and (2) dismissed the unfair labor practices charge filed by the FOP against the Commonwealth.

The FOP is the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit that includes the *409Commonwealth’s Capitol Police Officers. The Commonwealth…