Philadelphia Federation of Teachers v. Board of Education

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers Local No. 3, AFT, AFL-OIO (“the Federation”) brought suit against the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia (“the School Board”), appellant, to enforce the dues deduction provision of a collective bargaining agreement. At issue is the scope of rights accorded to public employees under §401 of the Public Employe Relations Act (Act 195 ),1 Specifically, we must decide whether the School Board is obligated to deduct Federation dues from the salaries of teachers who resigned from the Federation and revoked…