Strong v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Rogers,

The Office of Employment Security, a referee and the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review all denied benefits to the appellant, Clarence Strong, because, as they concluded, his unemployment was caused by his willful misconduct. Section 402(e) of the Unemployment Compensation Law, Act of December 5, 1936, Second Ex. Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, as amended, 43 P.S. §802(e).

The claimant was employed as a coal mine examiner. In April, 1981, the United Mine Workers were on strike, the employer’s mine was idled and as a consequence the claimant and other mine examiners had…