City of Philadelphia v. American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, District 33

DISSENTING STATEMENT

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

The Court has declined to grant the City’s Application for Extraordinary Relief. For the reasons that follow, I dissent.

This case involves a protracted labor dispute with respect to non-professional, non-uniformed civil service employees of the City of Philadelphia (“City”). In April of 2008, the City and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO, District 33 (“District Council 33”) entered into negotiations for a successor agreement to a collective bargaining agreement that was due to expire on June 30, 2008. The…