McGowan v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

Claimants George McGary, Jr. and Robert E. McGowan, unsuccessful in their application for unemployment compensation benefits, appeal from a board1 order affirming the referee’s conclusion that they were ineligible because they were guilty of willful misconduct.2 Because the cases arose from the same series of events, we will treat the claimants’ appeals jointly..

The claimants were employed by Consolidation Coal Company (employer). Claimant McGary, a union representative, and chairman of the mine com*252mittee, was a roof bolter; claimant McGowan, also a union representative,…