Legal Opinion
City of Scranton v. Firefighters Local Union No. 60
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 19, 2011No. [J-94A-D-2010]-2PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In these consolidated appeals, we address the effect of a municipal employer’s financial distress and recovery planning on an interest arbitration award per the Policemen and Firemen Collective Bargaining Act.
For nearly twenty years, the City of Scranton has maintained the status of a distressed municipality under the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act.1 Under Act 47, the City’s financial affairs have been administered under various recovery plans with the assistance of — and oversight by — the Pennsylvania Economy League of Central PA, LLC, serving as a plan…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Washington Arbitration CaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Pennsylvania State Police v. Pennsylvania State Troopers' Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Maloney v. VALLEY MEDICAL FACILITIES, INC.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
- City of Philadelphia v. International Ass'n of Firefighters, Local 22Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
- Chirico v. BD. OF SUP'RS FOR NEWTON TP.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Fraternal Order of Police, Flood City Lodge No. 86 v. City of JohnstownCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 v. City of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
- City of Scranton v. E.B. Jermyn Lodge No. 2Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- City of Scranton v. Fire Fighters Local Union No. 60Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
- AFSCME, District Council 33 v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
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