Day 138 - 20 Jun 95 - Page 40


     
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     2   Q.   In the restaurant?
     3        A.  I was in the restaurant and about the restaurant.
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     5   Q.   All the employees turned up, so far as you know,
     6        voluntarily?
     7        A.  There is no question that it was voluntary.
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     9   Q.   So roughly how many employees would have been present in
    10        the restaurant on that day?
    11        A.  Again, I cannot recall exactly how many we had, but
    12        I would say over 100, 150, 200.  I cannot really recall.
    13        I remember there was -- we had hired and we were employing
    14        a large number of employees.
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    16   Q.   Was there a similar split in the ages of employees as one
    17        might expect to find in a restaurant in the United States?
    18        A.  Very similar; more college students, if you will, than
    19        high school students.  So, a tad older by one or two years
    20        in general.
    21
    22   Q.   Were there women as well as men?
    23        A.  Yes.
    24
    25   Q.   In what sorts of proportions?
    26        A.  50-50.
    27
    28   Q.   Was Mr. Kahan present as well?
    29        A.  Yes, he was.
    30
    31   Q.   At the appointed hour, which I think you said was about
    32        6 o'clock in the evening, were there any members of the
    33        public in the restaurant?
    34        A.  Yes, in the restaurant at that time were customers.  We
    35        wanted to continue business as usual.  So there were
    36        customers there.  There were also -- Saul's lawyer was
    37        there and a photographer was there as well.
    38
    39   Q.   Why was the photographer there and why was the lawyer
    40        there?
    41        A.  We did not really know fully what to expect, except we
    42        knew that 6 o'clock was a significant moment in time, and
    43        we wanted to make sure that whatever occurred there
    44        occurred correctly from the Company's point of view.
    45
    46   Q.   At 6 o'clock the union is supposed to turn up and make its
    47        strike call; is that correct?
    48        A.  That is correct.
    49
    50   Q.   Is there any legal requirement or limit in Mexico on 
    51        Mexican law as to the number of union people that may come 
    52        along at such a time and make the strike call? 
    53        A.  It should be the top union officials who come, maybe
    54        two or three, and are to be given the opportunity to speak
    55        to the crew.
    56
    57   Q.   Did such people turn up on this occasion?
    58        A.  200 to 300 people showed up.
    59
    60   Q.   Did the union officials turn up?

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