Commonwealth v. Pennsylvania State Troopers Ass'n

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice McCaffery.

Appellant, the Pennsylvania State Troopers Association, appeals from that portion of the opinion and order of the Commonwealth Court invalidating a provision of an Act 1111 interest arbitration award concerning the pay Pennsylvania State Troopers are to receive while on “union leave.” Concluding that the Commonwealth Court erred in its determination that this provision violates statutory law, we reverse the Commonwealth Court.

Appellant and Appellee, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (“Commonwealth”), were parties to a collective…