Borough of Geistown v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

DOYLE, Judge.

The Borough of Geistown (Borough) appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB), which determined that the Borough engaged in unfair labor practices when, after an impasse was reached in negotiations with its police department concerning a new collective bargaining agreement and the Geistown Borough Police Wage and Policy Committee (Union) requested interest arbitration, the Borough did not proceed to arbitration and subcontracted its police services.

The PLRB’s findings of fact may be summarized as follows. The Borough and the Union were parties to an interest…