Snap-Tite, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review

DOYLE, Judge.

Snap-Tite, Inc. (Employer) appeals from an order of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board), which affirmed a referee’s decision granting Merlin R. Morton (Claimant), a token claimant, unemployment compensation benefits for the work weeks ending July 20, 1996, and July 27, 1996.

Claimant was a member of a union who was working under a collective bargaining agreement effective June 1, 1993, to May 31, 1996. Prior to the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, the union and Employer attempted to negotiate a new agreement. Although the parties were…