# Western Psychiatric Institute v. Commonwealth, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

> Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · December 20, 1974 · 16 Pa. Commw. 275

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/6362054

## Case

- **Full name:** Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, (Second case)
- **Court:** Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** December 20, 1974
- **Citations:** 16 Pa. Commw. 275; 330 A.2d 262; 88 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2714; 1974 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 628
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Crumlish
- **Judges:** Blatt, Bowman, Crumlish, Kramer, Mencer, Rogers, Wilkinson
- **Cited by:** 3 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Concurring Opinion by
Judge Crumlish, Jr. :
I concur in the majority opinion but would go further in admonishing the Board as to the dangers of over *279 fragmentization. Stalemates in bargaining, reduced effectiveness of employees embroiled in interunit confrontation, etc. are ever present dangers of overfragmentization. Given such dangers, careful review of each case in which a unit scheme is proposed is essential.

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