Fraternal Order of Police, E.B. Jermyn Lodge 2 V. Hickey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NIX, Justice.
In this appeal, the underlying facts and the chronology of events are not in dispute. The legal question raised for our consideration is whether a provision in the collective bargaining agreement between the City of Scranton (City) and the members of its Police Department is enforceable. We hold that this provision, that was voluntarily agreed to by the City during the bargaining process, cannot now be objected to by the City or its officials on the basis of its alleged illegality.
The clause in controversy was agreed upon on January 1, 1973, as part of a two-year agreement…
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- Grottenthaler v. Pennsylvania State PoliceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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