Borough v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Borough v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board

958 A.2d 492, 598 Pa. 534, 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1751

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedOctober 1, 2008

DocketAppeal No. 87 WAL 2008

StatusPublished

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Borough v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, 958 A.2d 492, 598 Pa. 534, 2008 Pa. LEXIS 1751 (Pa. 2008).

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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?

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