International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers, Local 59 v. Township of Falls

MIRARCHI, Jr., Senior Judge.

International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, Local 59 (Union) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which vacated the arbitrator’s award and reinstated a disciplinary action taken by the Township of Falls (Township) against Edmund Brown (Brown).

The relevant facts found by the arbitrator are undisputed. Brown was employed by the Township as an Equipment Operator III and was responsible for operating various construction equipment such as a truck, a backhoe and a loader. On April 6, 1994, Brown pulled his truck into the Township…