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ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC TEACHERS v. PLRB

547 Pa. 594 (1997)

692 A.2d 1039

ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC TEACHERS, LOCAL 1776, Margaret J. Doyle and Brian Fagan, Appellants, v. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD and Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 21, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel L. Spear, Bruce E. Endy, Philadelphia, for Association of Catholic Teachers, et al.

Philip J. Murren, Harrisburg, Herbert G. Keene, Harry J.J. Bellwoar, III, Philadelphia, for Norwood-Fontbonne Academy.

Rev. M.J. Fitzgerald, Philadelphia, for Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

Before FLAHERTY, C.J., and ZAPPALA, CAPPY, CASTILLE and NIGRO, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Chief Justice.

The sole question in this appeal is whether the lay teachers and librarians employed by the Norwood-Fontbonne Academy, a private Catholic elementary and secondary school, are "public employees" within the meaning of Section 301(2) of the Public Employe Relations Act (PERA), Act of July 23, 1970, P.L. 563, as amended, 43 P.S. §§ 1101.101-1101.2301.

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