Day 187 - 13 Nov 95 - Page 21


     
     1   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
     2
     3   MR. MORRIS:  That is an improvement.  Can I just say, it does
     4        not matter, but I just say that this original translation
     5        was not done for the court; it was done for us to explain
     6        what Mr. Lamti was -----
     7
     8   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It does not concern me.  What concerns me is
     9        that there is not a difference which might be of some
    10        significance.
    11
    12   MR. MORRIS:  I understand.  So, "The election for staff
    13        representatives personnel delegates in 1993 and work
    14        council...."
    15
    16   MR. JUSTICE BELL: "....in 1994."
    17
    18   MR. MORRIS: "....In 1994 was held in a climate of discrimination
    19        against the CFDT on whose list I was heading.  In effect,
    20        there were numerous pressures and threats to not stand on
    21        the list and not to vote for the list."
    22
    23   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It means he was at the head of it.  So I am
    24        going to put "against the CFDT whose list I headed".
    25
    26   MR. MORRIS:  Yes.
    27
    28   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.
    29
    30   MR. MORRIS: "Following evidence to the police by fifty employees
    31        and numerous work inspections, a criminal proceeding was
    32        undertaken to investigate 12 managers of the Lyon region of
    33        McDonald's."
    34
    35        Can I ask him, was Mr. Antolinos investigated also in these
    36        -- regarding these elections?
    37        A.  He said, in fact, 18 people were investigated at this
    38        time, the 12 managers of the 12 McDonald's shops, and six
    39        other people of them, Michel Antolinos and Gerard Touloux,
    40        and the Supervisors -- of which 12 managers were held in
    41        custody.
    42
    43   Q.   Right.  When he says "work inspections", do you mean from
    44        the Department of Employment?
    45        A.  Works inspections -- the works inspectors come from the
    46        Department of Employment.  They are there to supervise the
    47        various companies and to make sure that they are applying
    48        the law.
    49
    50   Q.   What was their -- did they make findings and demands? 
    51        A.  The works inspectorate started six formal hearings for 
    52        anti-union discrimination, and they visited the workplace 
    53        and noted many irregularities in working conditions.
    54
    55   Q.   Did they make any demands?
    56        A.  The works inspectorate, yes.  These changes have since
    57        been applied.
    58
    59   Q.   We do have the documents disclosed, but if I can just
    60        ask -----

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