Day 195 - 04 Dec 95 - Page 26


     
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     2   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes, thank you.
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     4   MR. MORRIS:  Just one question on your three statements that you
     5        made ---
     6        A.  Yes.
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     8   Q.   -- just for clarification:  You said on your page 2 you
     9        were told by Managers, particularly Simon Gibney, that if
    10        anyone joined a union or even seriously considered joining
    11        a union they would be sacked?
    12        A.  Yes.
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    14   Q.   Do you remember who the other Managers were or their
    15        positions?
    16        A.  Well, I do remember having heard that from several
    17        people, including floor Managers like Steve Harney and
    18        Managers like Daniel Rizzardini and there were references
    19        to it by other Managers as well.
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    21   Q.   That is the only question I have on those statements.  If
    22        you could get out the statements of Mr. Davis and
    23        Mr. Stanton?  They are, I think, in yellow volume X.  If we
    24        go to the statement of Mr. Davis first?  I am not sure what
    25        number it is.  His first statement, Mark Davis.
    26        A.  I cannot see it on the list here.
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    28   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  It is 33 and it is in volume XB.  Mr. Stanton
    29        is 34.
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    31   MR. MORRIS:  If you go to page 11 of his statement, page 290 in
    32        the bundle?
    33        A.  Yes.
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    35   Q.   You will see that he makes comments about your statement?
    36        A.  Yes.
    37
    38   Q.   The first one says:  "Siamak always appeared to be very
    39        happy at McDonald's.  He was always very enthusiastic about
    40        working there".  Do you have any comment about that?
    41        A.  Well, my only comment is that I enjoy working in a team
    42        and I am usually a happy person.  It had nothing to do with
    43        working at McDonald's or not.  I mean, I would say I was
    44        happy despite working at McDonald's.  So, I was
    45        particularly -- I was not particularly happy working at
    46        McDonald's.  Not at all.  I am not sure where he gets that
    47        impression from anyway because I really did not socialise
    48        with him outside work, and he just -- I think it is just a
    49        very, very superficial impression that he has.
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    51   Q.   I leave the next point.  Over the page he says:  "Paul 
    52        Jackson was a particularly dislikeable and objectionable 
    53        person"?
    54        A.  Yes.
    55
    56   Q.   Do you have any comment on that?
    57        A.  Well, I think Paul Jackson -- I do not -- I did not
    58        actually work with him for very long because he left
    59        shortly after I started.  But my comment on that sentence,
    60        that he seems to be suggesting that he was dismissed

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