Erie teachers union loses appeal over public records
The teachers union for the Erie School District has again lost a test case over the public release of information on the discipline of educators.
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The Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, in a 3-0 decision, has upheld a ruling against the Erie Education Association over a fired guidance counselor, Denice Manus, who unsuccessfully ran for Erie School Board in the May 2009 primary.
The PLRB said the school district violated no labor laws when it honored a Right-to-Know Law request from the Erie Times-News and provided the newspaper with two labor arbitration decisions that affirmed the Erie School Board's dismissal of Manus in 2007.
The school district and the 1,000-member Eri