GSB# 2005-1427, 2005-1428, 2005-1429, 2005-1430, 2005-1431, 2005-1432, 2005-1433, 2005-1434, 2005-1435

UNION# 2005-0331-0034, 2005-0331-0035, 2005-0331-0036, 2005-0331-0037, 2005-0331-0038, 2005-0331-0039, 2005-0331-0040, 2005-0331-0041, 2005-0331-0042

IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATION

Under

THE CROWN EMPLOYEES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ACT

Before

THE GRIEVANCE SETTLEMENT BOARD

BETWEEN

Ontario Public Service Employees Union (Harrington et al.)

Union

• and -

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

Employer

BEFORE

Nimal V. Dissanayake

Vice-Chair

FOR THE UNION

Kathleen Lawrence Grievance Officer Ontario Public Service Employees Union

FOR THE EMPLOYER

Janet Myers Employee Relations Consultant Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

HEARING

March 6, 2006.

Decision

This decision relates to the following individual and group grievances filed by employees at the Whitby Mental Health Centre.

Grievor

GSB Number

1. Bothwell Group

2005-1434

2. Brundage, Melissa

2005-1432

3. Harrington Group

2005-1427

4. Henry, Kim

2005-1431

5. Holley Group

2005-1430

6. Potter, Carole

5005-1428

7. Shearer, Mary

2005-1433

8. Waller Group

2005-1429

9. McAleer-Smith, Donna

2005-1435

In substance, all of the grievances claim that the employer had violated the collective agreement by not extending to the grievors, the week-end shift premium which had been negotiated for employees in the correctional bargaining unit during wage bargaining.

At the hearing convened on March 6, 2006, the union advised the Board that it was not pursuing the grievance any further. In the circumstances, all of these grievances are hereby dismissed.

Dated this 13^th day of March 2006 at Toronto, Ontario.