Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Crumlish, Jr.,

This is an appeal from a final order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) dismissing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s (Commonwealth) exceptions to its Nisi Decision and Order directing the Commonwealth to comply with an arbitration award dated February 8, 1974. We reverse and remand.

The genesis of this appeal was the Commonwealth’s refusal to comply with an arbitration award issued under Section 903 of the Public Employe Relations Act, Act of July 23, 1970, P.L. 563, as amended, 43 P.S. illOUOS1 *51(PERA) which directed that an employee of the…