Day 189 - 20 Nov 95 - Page 40
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2 MS. STEEL: In the Crew Handbook the rules and discipline thing
3 just says, which is on page 1044, that "drunkenness" -- it
4 says "of" but it should be "or" -- "or use of or possession
5 of intoxicating liquors or narcotics on Company property is
6 a basic rule". It does not actually say that you are not
7 allowed to drink before coming on duty.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, thank you. Do you want to read
10 Mr. McCann now?
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12 MR. MORRIS: Yes, that might be a good idea. I cannot remember
13 where it is.
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: He is No. 6 in volume 3.
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17 MR. MORRIS: Right.
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have got -- no.
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21 MR. MORRIS: It is one typewritten page with handwritten
22 additions at the bottom.
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24 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I have not checked them word for word, but
25 I assume that that was the original draft statement, but
26 I can ignore it because the one which is signed by
27 Mr. McCann is the same and he has added certain things to
28 it.
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30 MS. STEEL: What that was was we could not get a signed copy in
31 time for the deadline so we handed over an unsigned copy.
32 It is exactly the same.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: But I can forget the unsigned one?
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36 MS. STEEL: Yes.
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38 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Right. I suggest that either you, Mr. Morris
39 or Ms. Steel reads the signed one and goes slowly through
40 the notes at the bottom, please.
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42 MR. MORRIS: Right. This is the statement of Connor McCann of
43 Meadow Mount, Church Town, Dublin 14, and signed on
44 July 9th 1993:
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46 "I was employed by McDonald's from 7th January 1985 until
47 29th June 1985. I worked at the store in the Nutgrove
48 Shopping Centre, Dublin 14. After I started the job,
49 I joined a trade union because I felt there was a need to
50 improve conditions for workers in the store. The
51 management's attitude to me, until then very positive,
52 completely changed, and I was discriminated against and
53 harassed with the intention of forcing me to leave the job.
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55 I had been a member of the crew training squad. This squad
56 were granted certain unwritten privileges, i.e. they were
57 exempt from 'menial duties'. These were based on custom
58 rather than 'policy'. Management were within their right
59 to ask training squad to provide the same functions and
60 duties as any other staff member. However, customarily,
