Commonwealth v. State Conference of State Police Lodges

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

These are cross-appeals by both parties from a Commonwealth Court order vacating in part an arbitration award under Act 111 1 which decided the terms of employment of the Pennsylvania State Police for the contract period July 1, 1988 to June 30, 1990. We must reverse the judgment of the Commonwealth Court on three of the issues raised in this Court.

In April, 1987, the State Conference of State Police Lodges of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) initiated collective bargaining for a successor agreement to its 1986-88 contract with the Commonwealth which…