Day 138 - 20 Jun 95 - Page 63
1 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You were actually there when Campbell was
2 there, were you?
3 A. Yes, sir, I was.
4
5 Q. What were you doing there?
6 A. He is a well-known personality and I sat in the back
7 seat and wanted to tour with him and be with him, frankly.
8
9 Q. Were you not there with your Human Resources or employment
10 hat on?
11 A. No, sir, I was not. We were not doing any campaigning
12 whatsoever. I frankly stayed outside when he went into the
13 store because they clearly did not want to see me. All the
14 employees or the customers would be interested in is a
15 football player.
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17 MR. RAMPTON: Did you attend this disco or the crew meeting that
18 preceded it?
19 A. I was there, yes, I was.
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21 Q. In what capacity did you attend those events?
22 A. I did not do any speaking. I was at best behind the
23 scenes, if you will.
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25 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How long was his visit before the election?
26 A. It would have been a few days before. Are you talking
27 about Mr. Campbell's visit?
28
29 Q. Yes.
30 A. It would have been a few days before. .
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32 MR. RAMPTON: What about the disco?
33 A. That could have been a couple of nights before.
34
35 Q. Is it true that, "all workers eligible to vote were bussed
36 to the disco"?
37 A. I believe that there was bussing, yes, because it was
38 in a hall that could house all of the people. The store is
39 not big enough.
40
41 Q. There comes something which is perhaps a little bit more
42 serious by way of allegation next, Mr. Stein. There is an
43 allegation that people who missed shifts were paid as if
44 they had worked. Do you know anything about that?
45 A. I am sorry?
46
47 Q. There is an allegation that those who missed shifts because
48 they went to the disco were paid as if they had worked?
49 A. Our crew meetings are paid, so for the time they would
50 be in the crew meeting they would be paid. As far as
51 attending the dancing after that, that is purely voluntary
52 and we do not pay for that.
53
54 Q. Even if they should have missed a shift because they went
55 to the dancing?
56 A. What we would do is we would schedule so that they
57 would not be missing a shift, if you will.
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59 Q. Then comes what I a moment ago described as perhaps a
60 little more serious: "To substitute for these absent
