GSB# 1998-1781

UNION# 98U099

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Union Grievance)

Union

• and -

The Crown in Right of Ontario (Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)

Employer

BEFORE

Barry Stephens

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Kathleen Lawrence Grievance Officer Ontario Public Service Employees Union

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Aimee Ableman Employee Relations Consultant Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

HEARING

March 15, 2005.

Decision

On December 23, 1999, the parties at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital reached an agreement in a province-wide grievance respecting various classification issues. As part of that agreement, the union undertook to obtain the withdrawal of all conversion claims made under the grievance for North Bay Psychiatric Hospital employees for which there had been no apparent violation of the collective agreement as of February 29, 2000. Since the union has been unable to secure withdrawals in all cases, the parties have requested I issue an order dismissing all such claims. As a result, I hereby find that all conversion claims under this grievance for employees at the North Bay Psychiatric Hospital for which there had been no apparent violation of the collective agreement by February 29, 2000 are dismissed.

Dated at Toronto, this 15^th^ day of April, 2005.