Opinion

Board of Commissioners v. Lukens

  • 51 Pa. Commw. 576
  • 415 A.2d 118
  • 1980 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 1441
Court
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Filed
May 29, 1980
Status
Published
Author
Wilkinson
On the bench
Blatt, Craig, Crumlish, MacPhail, Mencer, Rogers, Wilkinson, Williams
Cited by
10 cases
Authority
More cited than 9.1%

The opinion

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Wilkinson, Jr.:

I disagree that the court below had jurisdiction to determine the questions of representation and appropriateness of bargaining unit presented to it. Accordingly, I dissent.

While Act No. Ill, Act of June 24, 1968, P.L. 237, as amended, 43 P.S. §217.1 et seq., is silent as to the procedure for certification of a labor representative, reason requires that the designation take place in accordance with the provisions and procedures already established by statute and administered by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. This conclusion is *582 also the dictate of the Supreme Court in Philadelphia Fire Officers Association v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 470 Pa. 550 , 369 A.2d 259 (1977).

The Etoaj'd of Commissioners of Montgomery County raised questiqns of the proper labor representative and the procedure for electioq and selection of the same. The exclusive jurisdiction to resolve these questions is placed in the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, not the Court of Common Pleas.

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