Lehighton Area School District v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

SMITH, Judge.

Lehighton Area School District (District) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Carbon County that affirmed a final order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) determining that the District committed an unfair labor practice when it discharged Larry Smith in retaliation for his union activities. The issues presented are whether the PLRB’s determinations that Smith’s discharge was motivated by anti-union animus and that Smith would not have been discharged had he not engaged in union activities are supported by substantial evidence and are in accordance…