Day 184 - 06 Nov 95 - Page 37
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2 Q. -- Chris Broom had found out about this?
3 A. Like, afterwards.
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5 Q. In August?
6 A. No, no, no, not in August. I mean, I do not know when
7 they find out, but, I mean, I was talking to Chris Broom
8 with Michelle and he said, well, you know, she had
9 mentioned it and she said, "but I just, I did not believe
10 her. I thought it was a big joke, so I blew her off. If
11 I knew she was going to try to do it, if I knew she was
12 going to have started it, I would have talked to Cam, and
13 let Cam know". And then Travis, I mean, I found out after
14 everything had happened, he said the same thing; that Sarah
15 had asked him: "If a union had started here, would you
16 sign a card?" and he said "no" and he did not -- he thought
17 it was a joke as well. Like, he did believe that she was
18 doing it, so he blew it off.
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20 Q. So, some of the management people had been aware but they
21 thought sort of laughed it off? There were some people who
22 were concerned about union organisation?
23 A. As far as I know, I mean, Chris and Travis were the
24 only ones that knew, like as -----
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26 Q. As far as you know?
27 A. Right. And, I mean, they just -- they thought -- they
28 did not realise that she was doing it. They did not --
29 they did not realise she was serious that .....
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31 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How old is Travis?
32 A. Now?
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34 Q. Yes.
35 A. He is 22.
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37 Q. Was he at the same Orangeville high school as well?
38 A. As I was?
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40 Q. Yes.
41 A. He was two years ahead of me.
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43 Q. Yes, I have ------
44 A. And I do not know if he was in school at that time,
45 like, I do not think he was in school at the time.
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47 Q. Just about everyone who works at McDonald's in Orangeville
48 has been through Orangeville high school at some stage?
49 A. Yes. That is the only high school there is, so
50 everyone goes there.
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52 Q. Yes, but they are Orangeville people rather than outsiders,
53 are they, mostly?
54 A. Mostly, well, you know, just from the surrounding
55 towns, people come in, like Paledin and Shelbourne -- well,
56 some people come in from there.
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58 Q. I understand that but are they mostly Orangeville born and
59 bred?
60 A. Orangeville raised? Yes.
