Delaware County Lodge No. 27, Fraternal Order of Police v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Opinion by

Judge Craig,

The Delaware County Lodge No. 27, Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) seeks review of the refusal of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (PLRB) to issue a complaint against Upper Darby Township, the employer, based upon the FOP’s charge of unfair labor practice.1

This dispute involves the FOP’s assertion that the township delayed the collective bargaining process for fiscal year 1980 with the intention of causing the FOP to fail to comply with the mandatory time requirements established in Act 111,2 which provides for collective bargaining between policemen and their…