St. Joe Container Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

*349 OPINION OF THE COURT

CAPPY1, Justice.

In this appeal we must determine whether alternative nonunion employment offered by Employer, and capable of being performed by Claimant, was nevertheless “unavailable” because it required a forfeiture of seniority, security and associated benefits achieved through 36 years of prior unionized service with Employer, thus rendering Claimant’s refusal of such employment reasonable and insufficient to support modification of compensation to reflect partial disability.2 For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the decision of the Commonwealth Court, affirming…