Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Council 13, American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 1980No. Appeal, No. 12 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Menceb,

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals from a decision of an arbitrator which sustained a grievance filed by Council 13, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) on behalf of one of its members, Charles Berkheimer (Berkheimer). We reverse.

The facts are not disputed. Berkheimer, a corrections officer at the Huntingdon State Correctional Institution, was acquitted of criminal charges brought by the Commonwealth, relating to his employment. After the acquittal, AFSCME, on behalf of Berkheimer, requested the Attorney General to reimburse…

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