Commonwealth v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Blatt,

The Commonwealth, the petitioner herein, challenges a decision of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) which found that the Commonwealth had committed unfair labor practices in its dealings with the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties (APSCUF).

The Commonwealth and APSCUF were parties to a collective bargaining agreement which provided for annual renegotiation of salary increases for faculty members and such negotiations were commenced in September of 1977 for the 1977-78 school year. During the course of the negotiations, the…