Day 182 - 02 Nov 95 - Page 57


     
     1        national delegates in order to further the recruitment and
     2        representation of McDonald's employees.  This working group
     3        made firsthand official reports to the HRC trade group
     4        which contained details of member disputes in Germany,
     5        (Reinland/Westfalen and Regensburg), Denmark, Finland,
     6        Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, USA, Australia and France.
     7        These reports of disputes often appeared also in the IUF
     8        news bulletin for circulation to affiliates.  Occasionally,
     9        the IUF also circulated special official reports to the IUF
    10        from a member union in dispute with McDonald's, for
    11        example, the HRF report from Denmark."
    12
    13        I think, actually, in the original -- sorry, I will just
    14        finish that off.
    15
    16        "Sincerely, Dan Gallin, General Secretary", and also
    17        co-signed by Paul Garver on July 26th, 1993.
    18
    19        Now, I believe -- I cannot remember, I am not sure if we
    20        had attached to this originally the Denmark report.
    21        I cannot remember, actually.  Maybe if I read the second
    22        one, and I will mention the attachments that go with it.
    23
    24        It may be worth mentioning specifically that HRF report;
    25        maybe it is not.  Can we just say that that refers to a
    26        number of documents, IUF official documents, which have
    27        been referred to at one time or another in this case before
    28        and during trial.  They have all been disclosed.  So, in
    29        effect, although they are not attached, he is verifying
    30        that they come from IUF sources.  Shall I read the second
    31        statement?
    32
    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
    34
    35   MR. MORRIS:  Supplementary statement of Dan Gallin for the
    36        Defence:
    37
    38        "I, Dan Gallin, General Secretary of Food Agricultural
    39        Hotel Restaurant Catering Tobacco and Allied Workers
    40        Associations, make the following addition to my statement
    41        of 26th July 1993.  I have been shown some of the relevant
    42        statements of the McDonald's Corporation regarding various
    43        labour disputes involving the IUF and our affiliated
    44        national unions.  I am able, if so requested, to contact
    45        the relevant union representatives for each of the disputes
    46        at issue in the case involving our organisation (regarding
    47        Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, USA and
    48        France).
    49
    50        "In order for a statement to be sought and/or relevant 
    51        documents to be made available to the Defence and to the 
    52        court, in some cases this may include updates. 
    53
    54        "I have read the Defence particulars on the abovementioned
    55        disputes and can verify they are accurate summaries of
    56        official and specialist information provided to the Defence
    57        by our union.  November 11th, 1993."
    58
    59        The appendices attached to those statements are, if you
    60        like, summary and history of the activities and purposes of

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