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CITY OF ERIE v. PENN. LABOR RELATIONS BD.

No. 24 WAP 2010.

32 A.3d 625 (2011)

CITY OF ERIE, Appellee v. PENNSYLVANIA LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 23, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Neurohr , Harrisburg, Warren R. Mowery Jr. , for Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board.

Amy Louise Rosenberger , Willig Williams & Davidson, Philadelphia, for Appellant Amicus Curiae, Council 13, DC 83 through 90, AFSCME, AFL-CIO.

John R. Bielski , Willig Williams & Davidson, Philadelphia, for Appellant Amicus Curiae, International Association of Firefighters, Local 293, AFL-CIO.

Stephen C. Richman , Thomas Herman Kohn , Markowitz & Richman, Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae, PA Professional Firefighters Assoc. & PA State Lodge, Frat. Order of Police.

Gregory Alan Karle , Erie, for City of Erie.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this appeal by allowance, we consider, inter alia, whether a public employer committed an unfair labor practice when it unilaterally eliminated firefighter pension benefits, which were found to be legal, without first collectively bargaining with the firefighters' representative. The Collective Bargaining by Policemen and Firemen Act, commonly known as Act 111 ("Act 111"),1 by its express...

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