Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1978

Butler Area School District v. Butler Education Ass'n

Butler Area School District v. Butler Education Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided September 22, 1978
481 Pa. 20; 391 A.2d 1295; 1978 Pa. LEXIS 854; 100 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 2185

Butler Area School District v. Butler Education Ass'n

Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

The Court of Common Pleas of Butler County ruled that the Public Employe Relations Act of July 23, 1970, P.L. 563, 43 P.S. § 1101 et seq., was unconstitutional in so far as it provides for the right to strike by teachers. This ruling was improvident, Wiegand v. Wiegand, 461 Pa. 482, 337 A.2d 256 (1975), and is declared of no effect.

*22Since the other issues posed by these appeals are now moot, the appeals are dismissed.

Each party to pay own costs.

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