City of Harrisburg v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

The City of Harrisburg appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (board) adopting a hearing examiner’s proposed opinion and order (1) determining that the city committed an unfair labor practice by adopting a policy allowing park rangers to issue citations for violations of park regulations, and (2) directing the city to rescind that policy. We affirm.

The facts of the case, as determined by the hearing examiner, are as follows. In 1989, the city established a park ranger program. Before the city implemented that program, city police officers, who are…