Alcaraz v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

KELLEY, Judge.

Philip M. Alcaraz (Alcaraz) petitions for review of that portion of a final order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) which concluded that the Borough of Palo Alto (borough) did not engage in unfair labor practices contrary to section 6(l)(e) of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act (PLRA),1 as read in pari materia with the Collective Bargaining by Policemen or Firemen Act (Act 111),2 by refusing to collectively bargain and proceed to binding interest arbitration with Alcaraz’s designated bargaining representative.

Alcaraz, the only police officer in the borough’s…