In re Appeal from Decision of Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Opinion by

Judge Mencee,

This is an appeal hy the Amalgamated Transit Union (Union) from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County which affirmed a decision of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board (Board) dismissing the Union’s unfair labor practice charges.

In 1973, the Port Authority of Allegheny County (Authority) and the Union began negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. In the course of these negotiations, a dispute arose concerning the Authority’s proposal for a progressive discipline system. The strike that then ensued was later settled when counsel for…