Legal Opinion

East Pennsboro Area School District v. Commonwealth

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 14, 1983No. Appeal, No. 1747 C.D. 1982PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge Babby,

We are once again presented with the troublesome question of whether it is the function of an arbitrator, or that of .the courts, to initially determine whether an arbitrator has jursidiction over grievances allegedly arising from collective bargaining agreements in the public sector.

On December 12, 1979, following a month-long strike, the East Pennsboro Area School District (District) and East Pennsboro Area Education Association (Association) entered into a collective bargaining agreement (Agreement) covering the period through August 31, 1982. Because of .the work…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United Steelworkers v. Enterprise Wheel & Car Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Ludwig Honold Mfg. Co. v. Harold A. Fletcher and United Automobile Workers, Local 416Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
  3. Community College v. Community College, Society of the FacultySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. County of Allegheny v. Allegheny County Prison Employees Independent UnionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. Bald Eagle Area School DistrictSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Office of Admin. v. LABOR REL. BD.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Chester Upland School District v. McLaughlinCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
  3. In Re Grievance by GloverCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  5. North East Education Ass'n v. North East School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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