Title: Union City Sch. Dist. v. Com., Unem., Etc.

State: pennsylvania

Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Document:

499 Pa. 548 (1982) 454 A.2d 522 UNION CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION BOARD OF REVIEW, Appellee, and Thomas Fortin, Max Pfaaf, Sylvia K. Carlburg, Rosemary D. Obert, Joan H. Phillips, Gary W. Senyo, and Evelyn D. Hamilton, Intervenors. Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Argued October 25, 1982. Decided December 23, 1982. *549 William Fearen, Michael I. Levin, Harrisburg, for appellant. Charles G. Hasson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Harrisburg, for appellee. George Levin, Erie, for intervenors. Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ. NIX, Justice. This is an appeal from the order[1] of the Commonwealth Court affirming the grant of benefits pursuant to Section *550 402(d) of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law[2] by the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (Board) to appellees, professional employees of the Union City Area School District. The relevant facts, as set forth by the Commonwealth Court are as follows: The Commonwealth Court affirmed the award of benefits and this appeal followed. Because the issues presented in this appeal are identical to the issues presented in Fairview School District v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 499 Pa. 539, 454 A.2d 517 (filed this day) the holding in that case is controlling here. Accordingly, the Order of the Commonwealth Court is reversed and the referee's denial of benefits reinstated. LARSEN, J., files a dissenting opinion. LARSEN, Justice, dissenting. Despite minor factual differences, this case presents the same issue as Fairview School District v. Commonwealth, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 499 Pa. 539, *552 454 A.2d 517 (1982).[1] Accordingly, I dissent here for the same reasons voiced in my dissenting opinion in Fairview School District. [1] Union City Area School District v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 61 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 494, 434 A.2d 239 (1981). [2] Act of December 5, 1936, Second Exec.Sess., P.L. (1937) 2897, art. IV, § 402, as amended, 43 P.S. § 802(d). [1] In this case, the Union City Education Association requested that its contract with the Union City School District be continued pending ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement. In response, the school board approved a motion which provided that "the salaries, fringe benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment as provided in the last teacher contract" would continue for an indefinite period of time.