Legal Opinion

Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Correctional Officers v. Rendell

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 3, 1997PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

This case presents us with a constitutional challenge to the validity of a City of Philadelphia (City) ordinance enacted in 1961 (1961 Ordinance) and of section 2003 of the Public Employe Relations Act (PERA),1 which, by saving the 1961 Ordinance, authorizes the City to recognize the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, District Council 33, A.F.L.-C.I.O. (AFSCME or District Council 33) as the exclusive bargaining representative for City correctional em*603ployees for purposes of collective bargaining between those employees and the City.

On December 16,…

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2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Babbitt v. United Farm Workers National UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. International Ass'n of MacHinists v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Minnesota State Board for Community Colleges v. KnightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Railway Employes' Department v. HansonSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  5. Smith v. Arkansas State Highway Employees, Local 1315Supreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by14 opinions

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