Martino v. Transport Workers Union Local 234

ROWLEY, Judge:

These consolidated appeals present the question whether the courts of common pleas have “subject matter jurisdiction” to hear and decide an action in equity instituted by a former employee against his former public employer and his union seeking relief (1) against the employer for allegedly discharging him in violation of a collective bargaining agreement between the employer and the union and, (2) against the union for an alleged breach of its duty of fair representation during the grievance process under the collective bargaining agreement. The trial court accepted…