Burkes v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

This is an appeal to determine whether 217 school teachers (collectively referred to as claimants) employed by the Montour School District (employer) are eligible for unemployment compensation benefits cov*523ering a period during which they were out of work during a labor dispute between the employer and the Mon-tour Education Association (union).1 The unemployment compensation authorities determined the work stoppage was the result of a strike and denied benefits pursuant to Section 402(d) of the Unemployment Compensation Law (Law).2 We affirm.

The collective…