Day 140 - 22 Jun 95 - Page 07
1 you fit into the laws and the custom of the area. So if
2 you are asking me to say, typical of all stores, conditions
3 are the same, they were -----
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Just pause there for a moment. Were there
6 other McDonald's stores in Spain?
7 A. Yes. There are a total of eight, my Lord.
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9 Q. Total of eight?
10 A. Yes.
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12 Q. Where were they?
13 A. There were eight in Madrid and there were some in
14 Barcelona, which is all the way across. So -----
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16 Q. Was there anything untoward about -- how many stores did
17 Mr. Mira have?
18 A. He had eight, sir.
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20 Q. He had the lot, did he?
21 A. Yes. He had the eight in Madrid.
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I think you have the answer that you wanted,
24 that, granted that we have cultural differences from
25 country to country, there was nothing untoward about
26 Mr. Mira's stores and the conditions in them.
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28 MR. MORRIS: Did you investigate, when you were there, what
29 percentage of Spanish workers were members of trade unions?
30 A. No, I did not.
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32 Q. Did you ask the employees why they wished to be represented
33 by a union?
34 A. No, I did not. I did not get into any union discussion
35 with employees, with the crew.
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37 Q. Did you did you discuss the situation with the crew?
38 A. No, I did not.
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40 Q. So you went there and you only got the managers' point of
41 view?
42 A. I spoke to the managers, yes, and to a couple of
43 lawyers, but I did not speak with the crew.
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45 MR. JUSTICE BELL: When you say "the manager", you mean
46 Mr. Mira, do you?
47 A. Mr. Mira and a couple of his management people.
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49 MR. MORRIS: I will move on from that situation. Do you know
50 about what happened after you left?
51 A. Yes, I do.
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53 Q. You have kept your interest?
54 A. Absolutely, yes.
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56 Q. Do you know anything about a transference of 20 employees,
57 or some employees, from the Grandvier restaurants? Was
58 that where the dispute took place, the Grandvier?
59 A. Which dispute?
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