Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
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The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board administers and enforces
Commonwealth laws dealing with labor-management relations. It provides
efficient and impartial oversight of the laws which guarantee collective
bargaining rights to public and some private sector employees in
Pennsylvania to promote stability and mutual benefit in
employer/employee relationships and assure balance in the rights and
interests of employers, employees and the public at large.
The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Act
(PLRA), which created the board in 1937, encourages the peaceful
resolution of private sector industrial disputes through collective
bargaining and protects employes, employers and labor organizations
engaged in legal activities associated with the collective bargaining
process. The board's private sector jurisdiction is limited to employers
and their employes not covered by the National Labor Relations Act, for
the most part only small local businesses.
Most of the board's work is in the public sector. The Public Employe Relations Act
(PERA), enacted in 1970, extended collective bargaining rights and
obligations to most public employes and their employers at the state,
county and local government levels and vests the board with
administrative authority to implement its provisions.
A 1977 decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court further expanded the
board's jurisdiction to include representation and unfair practice
issues arising from Act 111 of 1968, which granted collective bargaining rights to police officers and firefighters. Act 88 of 1992 modified the board's role in public school bargaining disputes.
Although specific provisions may vary, the board's basic duties are
similar for public and private sector cases. The board has the
responsibility to determine the appropriateness of collective bargaining
units and to certify employe representatives as well as the authority
to remedy and prevent unfair labor practices. For public employes other
than police and firefighters, the board is also assigned a limited role
in resolution of collective bargaining impasses.
Specific procedural requirements for all of the Board's processes under
all of the statutes that the Board administers are contained in the Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
PLRB Downloadable Forms:
|
Title/Description
|
L&I Form
Number
|
| Joint Request for Certification |
PERA-1
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| Joint Election Request |
PERA-3
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| Petition Under the Public Employe Relations Act |
PERA-4
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| Charge of Unfair Practices (Public Employe Relations Act) |
PERA-9
|
| Conciliation Invoice | PERA-50 |
| Fact-Finding Invoice | PERA-47 |
| Petition (Police/Fire and Private Sector) |
PLRB-13
|
|
PLRB-15
|
|
| Request for Appointment of Fact-Finding Panel |
PLRB-25
|
| Act 88 Interest Arbitration Invoice | PLRB-26 |
| Act 195 Interest Arbitration Invoice | PLRB-52 |
| Request for Panel of Neutral Interest Arbitrators |
PLRB-57
|
PLRB Final Orders:
PLRB Proposed Orders:
PLRB Fact-Finding Reports:
Board Makeup
The board is comprised of three members who are appointed by the
Governor and confirmed by the Pennsylvania Senate to serve six-year
terms. The terms expiration dates are staggered at two-year intervals.
While full-time staff in the central office in Harrisburg and a regional
office in Pittsburgh are responsible for day-to-day activities, the
three-member board resolves appeals from staff determinations and
establishes overall policy and operating guidelines.
Board Members
L. Dennis Martire, Chairman
James M. Darby, Member
James M. Darby, Member
Robert H. Shoop Jr., Member
2013 Meeting Schedule
| January 15 | February 19 | March 19 |
| April 10 1 | April 16 | May 21 |
| June 18 | July 16 | July 24 2 |
| August 20 | August 23 3 | September 17 |
| September 24 4 | October 11 5 | October 15 |
| November 19 | December 17 | |
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Dates in bold are regular meetings.
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1 Last day to appoint fact finders under mandatory provisions of Act 88 (81 days prior to June 30).
2 Last day on which Board may appoint fact finders and last day to
submit disputes to arbitration under PERA, if December 1 is used as
budget submission date (130 days prior to December 1).
3 Last date on which Board may appoint fact finders and last day to
submit disputes to arbitration under PERA, if December 31 is used as
budget submission date (130 days prior to December 31).
4 Last day to appoint fact finders under PERA for Commonwealth bargaining units (130 days prior to February 1).
5 Last day to appoint fact finders for employers under Act 88 with
fiscal year ending December 31 (81 days prior to December 31).
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