The City of Erie filed 2 exceptions to the Act 111 Interest Arbitration Award. The case went before the Erie County Common Pleas Court and a mixed decision was issued.

The Court ruled in favor of the City on the PLSDO (Reverse DROP) provision and in favor of Local 293 on the Staffing provision.

"This is a very good as apparatus manning has a direct relationship to the safety of firefighters." IAFF Local 293 President Dave Chiaramonte was quoted as saying.

This ruling is available in the Downloads page of the website.