Commonwealth, Office of Administration v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

This appeal by allowance concerns the contours of an employee’s Weingarten right1 under the Pennsylvania Public Employe Relations Act (PERA),2 that is, the right to be accompanied by a union representative during an interview in which the employee reasonably fears that discipline may be imposed by the employer. Specifically, we are asked to consider whether a public employee has the right to be accompanied by a union representative of his or her choosing during such an investigatory interview. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the right of accompaniment…