Day 192 - 27 Nov 95 - Page 45
1 A. I was ignored by management; management would not say
2 here or there to me, because, obviously, they could not or
3 else, you know, it would look like they were harassing me
4 because of union activity. But, for a while, after the
5 vote, it was OK. Probably a couple of months it was all
6 right, and then it started to take a turn for the worse
7 again. Like, management did not care quite as much.
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9 Q. You are talking about sort of general ---
10 A. General atmosphere.
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12 Q. -- for the employees in general?
13 A. Yes, yes.
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15 Q. Did you ever get any problems about conditions of your
16 work?
17 A. I am sorry?
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19 Q. Did you ever get any problems, yourself, about conditions
20 for you, wages or anything?
21 A. I do not understand what you are getting at.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think you have to leave it there.
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25 MR. MORRIS: There was a specific thing, which is about -- did
26 you get any pay reviews?
27 A. Afterwards, yes, I did. After the vote, I got a pay
28 review. I think it was done by Patty Galbraith. She told
29 me that I did not take enough initiative and that I did not
30 have enough leadership skills. After the whole union
31 drive, it was kind of ironic.
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Who was it done by?
34 A. I believe it was done by Patty Galbraith. She was a
35 Store Manager. She is married now, so I think her last
36 name has changed.
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38 MR. MORRIS: What did that mean in terms of an increase in pay,
39 this pay review?
40 A. I do not remember if I got one or not. But, I mean,
41 obviously, because I did not have leadership skills (so
42 they thought) or initiative, I was not as highly rated as
43 I could have been.
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45 MR. MORRIS: Is it possible to have a five-minute break? We
46 have finished with the statements. I want to look through
47 statements of Wetli and Iurillo to remind myself of what
48 their obligations are.
49
50 (Short Adjournment)
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52 MR. MORRIS: (To the witness): Regarding the statement of
53 Sabina Iurillo -- in fact, I suppose it might be useful to
54 have a copy. I do not know exactly what numbering it is.
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56 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Why do you not just put quite shortly the
57 point which Miss Iurillo, or Miss Wetli for that matter,
58 made in evidence which you want your witness's response
59 to?
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