*1 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT CITY OF ARNOLD, PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 238 WAL 2016

: Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Commonwealth Court v. :

: : WAGE POLICY COMMITTEE OF THE :

CITY OF ARNOLD POLICE :

DEPARTMENT, O/B/O PAMELA CIMINO, :

: Petitioners : ORDER PER CURIAM

AND NOW , this 26th day of October, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED . The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Is a dispute between a union and a municipality arising out of a surviving spouse’s pension benefit arbitrable under the Collective Bargaining by Policemen or Firemen Act, 43 P.S. §§ 217.1–217.10, where the benefit was afforded to the surviving spouse of a police officer or firefighter statutorily, and incorporated into the parties collective bargaining agreement?