Day 182 - 02 Nov 95 - Page 35


     
     1        I worked there for four years, I was given the rates that
     2        says after four years there.  So, depending on how long you
     3        have worked there, which other extras you have gotten
     4        before, you would go up.  But on agreement, on reaching a
     5        collective agreement, nobody can decrease their wages.
     6        That is an important point.
     7
     8   Q.   You had quite a big wage increase, then, did you ---
     9        A.  About five kroner an hour, I believe.
    10
    11   Q.   -- compared to other people?
    12        A.  Well, some only had about half a kroner, and some had
    13        about seven, and I had about five.
    14
    15   Q.   Right.  OK.  That deals with benefits from union
    16        recognition.  In terms of representation, you have
    17        mentioned in your signed additional statement, if you like,
    18        about access to companies' economic documents.  Could you
    19        just explain briefly what that means?
    20        A.  Yes.  Many clients have different options and
    21        prerogatives you gain by these agreements, and one is that
    22        you may look at company documents and economic -----
    23
    24   Q.   Forecasts?
    25        A.  Yes.  Well, the -----
    26
    27   Q.   Projections?
    28        A.  After a year, when you have finished, they write up a
    29        big report.  You can look at that and see where the money
    30        is really going:  how much are we spending on labour, how
    31        much are we spending on other things?
    32
    33   Q.   What about other store records; what kind of records can
    34        you have access to if you are a union representative?
    35        A.  You have access to working schedules.  Before, if there
    36        is no agreement, then McDonald's themselves can decide on a
    37        working schedule as they choose.  After an agreement, that
    38        is a collective responsibility of the representatives of
    39        the union and McDonald's, to make working schedules,
    40        and -----
    41
    42   Q.   So the weekly schedules are now discussed between union
    43        representatives and McDonald's for your store, for example?
    44        A.  Exactly, yes; and, also, you can go through payroll
    45        lists, see who earns what, what extras people get, and make
    46        sure they get the right wages.
    47
    48   Q.   So you have access to payroll information on individuals?
    49        A.  Yes.
    50 
    51   Q.   What other rights do you have as part of the official 
    52        agreement, as a representative? 
    53        A.  Well, one of the most important parts of the agreement
    54        is that both parties agree to sort out any differences
    55        under the rules that this agreement provides, which means
    56        that any differences that appear will first be discussed
    57        between local union representatives, as myself, and
    58        McDonald's; and if we cannot reach an agreement, we will
    59        just write a protocol on what the differences are about and
    60        send them to our different parties or a higher level; and

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