10.2190/9TUW-KK1L-88UY-H6Q2 9TUWKK1L88UYH6Q2 0 APPROACHING PENNSYLVANIA'S POLICE AND FIRE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING'S SILVER ANNIVERSARY: IS IT TIME TO REASSESS ACT 111? 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=9TUWKK1L88UYH6Q2 4 KURT H. DECKER In 1968, Pennsylvania's police and fire employees were extended the right by Act 111 to engage in collective bargaining with their public employers. Act 111 lacks many of the usual provisions of a labor relations statute in which collective bargaining rights are extended and protected. These omissions have caused considerable litigation at the administrative and court levels. As Act 111's silver anniversary approaches, this article examines the possibilities for improving Pennsylvania's police and fire collective bargaining.