Day 185 - 07 Nov 95 - Page 64
1 Q. You wanted us to think that you were pressurised into
2 signing this card because you were in a rush to get to
3 work?
4 A. I was pressured into signing. They came. They called
5 me, and they came -- they called me at 9 o'clock. They
6 came about 15 minutes later. It was quarter after 9.00
7 when they got to my house. I usually leave for work half
8 an hour before my shift so I can get there in time to get
9 changed and eat breakfast.
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11 Q. You were not promised that you could have your card back at
12 any time, were you?
13 A. I was promised by both Sarah and Rui, both of them
14 promised me that if at any time I changed my mind I could
15 get my card back.
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17 Q. You were told that if you had any problems or you changed
18 your mind you could phone Mr. Amorim by the end of that
19 day?
20 A. I do not remember telling -- I do not remember them
21 telling me the end of the day. I do remember telling me
22 I can call him.
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24 Q. You did not phone him on that day because you were quite
25 happy to have signed the membership card?
26 A. No, I phoned Sarah back to talk to her. I did not even
27 have Rui's phone number at the time.
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29 Q. You did not make an effort to get your card back until the
30 occasion when Mr. Amorim told you that the cards had
31 already been sent in?
32 A. I asked for my card back from Sarah on the Monday
33 night. She told me that I could not because the cards were
34 gone and we had then to call him. So she gave me his phone
35 number. I called on Wednesday and left a message for him
36 because when I called he had just left for work. He leaves
37 at 4.30 and I am off at work at 4 o'clock. So I get
38 changed and get home before 4.30 to call him. He called me
39 back on the Thursday and told me that the cards were gone.
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41 Q. When you say in your statement: "Later that evening I had
42 second thoughts and asked Sarah for the return of my card",
43 you say, "Sarah did not comply with my request"?
44 A. No, she did not.
45
46 Q. What do you mean by that? You have just said that she gave
47 you Rui's phone number and told you to phone him.
48 A. She herself, she told me -- I called her. I said:
49 "Can I have my card back?" She said: "No", and I said:
50 "Why?" Then she went on to tell me about the benefits
51 again. I have said: "Well, I have heard all this before,
52 but I want my card back. I do not want to be part of the
53 union". She said: "No". I said: "Well, why can't I?"
54 She goes: "Well, Rui has them". So I said: "Can I get
55 his phone number to call him then?" She goes: "OK, but
56 I do not feel you will get it back from him either".
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58 Q. She did not say to you: "I have got your card here but I
59 am not going to give it to you"?
60 A. No, but she would not tell me -- she told me Rui had
