Borough of Ellwood City v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Borough of Ellwood City v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

958 A.2d 492, 598 Pa. 535

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided October 1, 2008·No. 87 WAL 2008·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 1st day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, reframed for clarity, are:

(a) May a municipality, pursuant to its general police powers, enact an ordinance barring the use of tobacco products in publicly owned buildings, including employee workplaces inaccessible to the public at large, without negotiating with the exclusive representative of its employees?

(b) Must a municipal employer bargain with the police labor organization over the ban on use of tobacco products in the workplace and in the employer’s vehicles and equipment?

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 1st day of October, 2008, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, reframed for clarity, are:

(a) May a municipality, pursuant to its general police powers, enact an ordinance barring the use of tobacco products in publicly owned buildings, including employee workplaces inaccessible to the public at large, without negotiating with the exclusive representative of its employees?

(b) Must a municipal employer bargain with the police labor organization over the ban on use of tobacco products in the workplace and in the employer’s vehicles and equipment?

Borough of Ellwood City v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 958 A.2d 492, 598 Pa. 535 (Pa. 2008).

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