SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania v. Commonwealth

OPINION

Justice BAER.

This is a direct appeal from the Commonwealth Court’s order dated April 25, 2013, denying a request for a preliminary injunction to prevent the closure of twenty-six State Health Centers (“Centers”) and the furloughing of approximately twenty-six nurse consultants employed by those Centers.1 For the reasons set forth herein, we discern no reasonable ground for the denial of injunctive relief, and, accordingly, reverse the order of the Commonwealth Court.

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