County of Allegheny v. Allegheny Court Ass'n of Professional Employees

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The County of Allegheny and the Allegheny Court Association of Professional Employees (ACAPE),1 as cross-petitioners, question a- decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which reviewed an arbitration award rendered under Section 805 of the Public Employee Relations Act (PERA).2 In a concise but comprehensive opinion, Judge Stranahan upheld most of the non-fiscal provisions of the proposed collective bargaining agreement between the county commissioners and ACAPE, but he classed as void certain sections which he found to be violative of the. court’s…