Council 13 v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

The matter before the Court is a petition for review and motion for preliminary injunction. The petition was filed to enjoin the Commonwealth from laying off 28 employee safety specialists, approximately 4 field investigators, and 2 administrative assistants, all in the Department of Transportation, pending the disposition of a grievance filed by the petitioner on behalf of the individuals being laid off and the disposition of the charges of unfair labor practices filed with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board growing out of the layoffs.

It is hornbook law…