10.2190/EQGD-ACGB-5REL-0X51 EQGDACGB5REL0X51 0 THE SCOPE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: PENNSYLVANIA'S EXPERIENCE 20020509 20020509 20020509 20020509 http://baywood.metapress.com/link.asp?target=contribution&id=EQGDACGB5REL0X51 1 JOHN SCHMIDMAN AND RICHARD Z. HINDLE The authors examine the scope of collective bargaining in the public sector by tracing its development in Pennsylvania Court and labor board decisions. They found the same distinction between mandatory, permissive, and unlawful subjects for bargaining that has been developed under the National Labor Relations Act has emerged in public employment. The Pennsylvania experience shows that these distinctions will be drawn on a case-by-case basis.