Beaver County ex rel. Beaver County Board of Commissioners v. David

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

A preliminary injunction provides relief ancillary to an underlying permanent injunction proceeding. Its purpose is to preserve the status quo pending the outcome of the request for a permanent injunction. The Woods at Wayne Homeowners Association v. Gambone Brothers Construction Company, Inc., 893 A.2d 196, 204 (Pa.Cmwlth.2006). The trial court’s preliminary injunction upsets the status quo, which was established in the collective bargaining agreement between the County and the Beaver County Deputy Sheriffs *1120Association (Union) and has existed for many…