Day 143 - 27 Jun 95 - Page 09

     
     1        after the strike finished?
     2        A.  That the ground rules for how he and the union and
     3        everyone were to deal with this matter had been laid down,
     4        and that he should implement and follow through on not only
     5        the letter but the spirit of what was suggested there.
     6
     7   Q.   That situation remains the same up to now, does it?  Apart
     8        from there may be differences in terms of membership or
     9        disputes, or whatever, the position, as far as you are
    10        concerned, legally has not changed?
    11        A.  That is correct.  The Commission's decision has carried
    12        forward.
    13
    14   Q.   Right.  Are you aware that the Labour Board heard a
    15        complaint from two union activists in 1985 in Dublin and
    16        found in their favour when they complained they had been
    17        victimized for trade union activities, in fact, sacked, are
    18        you aware of that in 1985 in Ireland?
    19        A.  The labour dispute was long over by 1985.
    20
    Q.   But there were still union activists in the stores and two
    22        of them -----
    23
    24   MR. RAMPTON:  No, my Lord.  That is a question:  Does he know
    25        whether there were union activists in the stores?
    26
    27   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Ask if he knows because I have to say that
    28        when you summarised the matter before -- I am not
    29        suggesting you did it intentionally -- the summary you gave
    30        was not what I would have read of the two decisions.
    31        However that may be, I would be wary of summarising your
    32        own interpretation of it.
    33
    34   MR. MORRIS:  I was very careful in the way I put it.
    35
    36   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  What I suggest is you ask Mr. Stein if he
    37        knows anything about any activity before the Board,
    38        tribunal, Commission, whatever it is called, in 1985?  If
    39        he does not, leave it there, because we have the rulings
    40        and it maybe that Mr. Stein cannot advance the state of
         knowledge, but you ask him.  (To the witness):  If you do
    42        know anything about it, Mr. Stein, I am sure you will
    43        answer Mr. Morris' questions.
    44
    45   MR. MORRIS (To the witness):  Do you know anything about the
    46        Labour Board decision against McDonald's over this matter?
    47
    48   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Do you know anything about decisions of the
    49        Board or Commission -- I forget its proper title -- in or
    50        around 1985? 
    51        A.  My Lord, we talked about a picketing situation. 
    52 
    53   Q.   No, it is not that; it is completely different.
    54        A.  Oh, OK.
    55
    56   Q.   About six years after the one you have been giving evidence
    57        of so far?
    58        A.  No, my Lord.
    59
    60   MR. MORRIS:  I am going to move on from Ireland.  We have