Bishop v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Page's Department Store v. Velardi · Philco Corp. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · Erie Forge & Steel Corp. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · Small Tube Products, Inc. v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review · 74 Pa. Commw. 181 - McCormick Dray Lines, Inc. v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“In the instant case an examination of the record leads to the conclusion that the Union’s offer to return to work under a written contract for a period of one year was, in fact, an attempt to obtain a final end to the negotiations through a contract for a period of one year. The Union’s offer was not an attempt to return to work for a reasonable period of time pending negotiation of a new agreement. It is clear from the record that the employer had already agreed to indefinitely extend the contract while negotiations continued. The employer only refused to sign a contractural commitment which would have constituted a settlement of the negotiations. Thus, the offer by the Union was not an offer to continue the status quo for a reasonable period of time while the negotiations proceeded. 5”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Have the employees offered to continue working for a reasonable time under the pre-existing terms and conditions of employment so as to avert a work stoppage pending the final settlement of the contract negotiations; and has the employer agreed to permit work to continue for a reasonable time under the pre-existing terms and conditions of employment pending further negotiations? If the employer refuses to so extend the expiring contract and maintain the status quo, then the resulting work stoppage constitutes a ‘lockout’ and the disqualification for unemployment compensation benefits in the case of a ‘stoppage of work because of a labor dispute’ does not apply.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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