holding that judicial employers may not interfere with employees’ attempts to form a union for purposes of collectively bargaining with the county on issues related to their pay and benefits
How later courts described this case
- holding that judicial employers may not interfere with employees’ attempts to form a union for purposes of collectively bargaining with the county on issues related to their pay and benefits
- the courts of common pleas are part of the state government and employees of the courts of common pleas are employees of the state
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
KELLEY, Judge,
dissenting.
I respectfully dissent.
*409 I believe that the literal construction of the respective sections of the Judicial Code gives exclusive jurisdiction in this matter to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County.
All the employees are county employees and 42 Pa.C.S. § 933(a)(l)(vii) clearly indicates common pleas jurisdiction. The majority concludes likewise but goes a step further. I believe that the majority misconstrues the language and intent by bringing in the jurisdiction of this court under 42 Pa.C.S. § 102.
Accordingly, I would quash the appeal.
COLINS, J., joins in this dissent.