Legal Opinion
Sweet v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 14, 1978No. 76PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
In this appeal,1 we hold that appellees, commissioners of Washington County, are the managerial representative in collective bargaining and representation proceedings under the Public Employe Relations Act (Act 195)2 involving employees supervised3 by appellants, judges of the Court of *451Common Pleas of Washington County, and that appellees’ exercise of this responsibility does not unconstitutionally interfere with the independence of the judiciary.
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On June 19, 1972, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) filed with the Pennsylvania Labor Relations…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Wiegand v. WiegandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Ellenbogen v. County of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Sweet v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Costigan v. Philadelphia Finance Department Employees Local 696Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Board of Judges v. Bucks County CommissionersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Ellenbogen v. County of AlleghenySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Bradley v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Board of Judges v. Bucks County CommissionersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- In re the Appointment of AntolikCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board v. VecchiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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