City of Scranton v. Fire Fighters Local Union No. 60

OPINION BY

Judge SIMPSON.

These consolidated cross-appeals involving the City of Scranton (City) and its fire fighters, originating in a November 2008 interest arbitration award (2008 Award) under the statute commonly known as the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act or Act 111 (Actlll),1 return to us from our Supreme Court. On remand we address pension benefits.

I. Background

A. Procedure

By way of brief procedural summary, a series of interest arbitration awards between the City, designated in 1992 as a distressed municipality pursuant to the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act,2…