Day 192 - 27 Nov 95 - Page 53


     
     1        about the unionisation?
     2        A.  I made an appointment with her to meet her at her house
     3        early one morning, I think it was around -----
     4
     5   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Keep your voice up, please.
     6
     7   THE WITNESS:  I made an appointment to meet her I think around
     8        8.30 in the morning, one morning -- I do not remember the
     9        date exactly.
    10
    11   MR. MORRIS:  She said it was on Monday, 27th September 1993?
    12        A.  Yes, that sounds right; the 27th sounds right.
    13
    14   Q.   How do you know it was around 8.30?
    15        A.  Because it was before school started and school started
    16        at nine and I was late for school, but Rui came to my house
    17        really early in the morning to pick me up so that we could
    18        go and talk to her.
    19
    20   Q.   Did you assure her she would get a wage increase, job
    21        security and pension benefits for the full-time staff?
    22        A.  No.  Did I promise her that, is that what you are
    23        asking?
    24
    25   Q.   Yes.
    26        A.  No, I did not.  I told her those were issues that you
    27        could -- that we should negotiate, but I promised her that
    28        she would have job security and dignity and respect.  Those
    29        were the only three things that I ever promised anyone out
    30        of this union drive.
    31
    32   Q.   Job security in what aspect?
    33        A.  That if they do not fire you for a just cause, then you
    34        will be able to dispute it and the union will represent you
    35        in this and take your case.
    36
    37   Q.   That is what you mean by job security?
    38        A. Mmm.
    39
    40   Q.   Right.  She said later that evening she asked for her card
    41        back?
    42        A.  Later what evening?
    43
    44   Q.   That evening, or when do you think she asked you for her
    45        card back, if she did?
    46        A.  I do not believe it was that evening.  I think maybe it
    47        was a day or two after.
    48
    49   Q.   Right.
    50        A.  Then I referred her to Rui because I did not have the 
    51        cards, because Rui was with me when we signed her up, so he 
    52        took her card with him to Toronto. 
    53
    54   Q.   Right.  He was based in Toronto?
    55        A.  Yes.
    56
    57   Q.   The final thing taken from her statement specifically is
    58        that she said she considered Marion Drummond's visit to the
    59        restaurant -- you remember the woman from Head Office,
    60        McDonald's Head Office in Canada -- it would be a normal

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