Department of Corrections & Department of Public Welfare v. Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Ass'n

932 A.2d 359 (2007)

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE, Petitioners

v.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE CORRECTIONS OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued November 15, 2006.

Decided September 10, 2007.

Patrick J. Harvey, Philadelphia, for petitioners.

Stephen J. Holroyd, Philadelphia, for respondent.

BEFORE: SMITH-RIBNER, Judge, PELLEGRINI, Judge, FRIEDMAN, Judge, LEADBETTER, Judge, COHN JUBELIRER, Judge, SIMPSON, Judge, and LEAVITT, Judge.

OPINION BY Judge LEAVITT.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Corrections and Department of Public…