Philadelphia Fire Officers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.,

Appellant petitioned appellee, pursuant to Section 603 (c) of the Public Employe Relations Act (PERA), Act of June 23, 1970, P. L. 563, 43 P. S. §1101.603 (c) (Supp. 1974-1975), to notify the public employer, the City of Philadelphia, to provide a public hearing, approve the proposed unit, issue an order for an election, and certify the name of the employe representative designated for purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the employes in an appropriate unit. A number of collateral issues have been raised, but the fundamental and overriding issue…