In Re the Employees of the Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Ass'n of Bucks County, Inc.

SMITH, Judge.

The Deputy Sheriffs Benevolent Association of Bucks County, Inc. (Association) appeals from the February 5, 1992 order of the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County which affirmed the final order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) dismissing the Association’s petition for representation. The question presented is whether the deputy sheriffs of Bucks County fall within the definition of “guards” under Section 604(3) of the Public Employe Relations Act (PERA), Act of July 23, 1970, P.L. 563, as amended, 43 P.S. § 1101.604(3), which prohibits inclusion of any…