Borough of Nazareth v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The appeals of Appellant Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) and Intervenor-Appellant Nazareth Police Association (Association) were consolidated to address the com mon issue of whether an employer’s failure to proceed to interest arbitration pursuant to Section 4 of Act 111 is an unfair labor practice over which the PLRB has jurisdiction. 1

Appellant Association entered into contract negotiations with the Appellee Borough of Nazareth in June of 1989. A second bargaining session was held in August 1989. When the negotiations reached an impasse, the…