Day 192 - 27 Nov 95 - Page 09
1 snow in the form of NO and the managers yelled out 'Do we
2 need a union?' The crew obviously was supposed to
3 reply 'NO!' If you didn't lie down and scream 'no' you
4 were labelled a union supporter. People thought that if
5 management found out that they supported the union,
6 management would fire them. This was obviously used as an
7 intimidation factor.
8
9 "The night before the vote management held an anti-union
10 meeting which all of the crew was invited to. At this
11 meeting Cam and management promised that working conditions
12 would not go back to the way they used to be if the crew
13 voted against the union. The union was holding a meeting
14 after the management held theirs. I stood in the doorway
15 of where the anti-union meeting was taking place trying to
16 invite people to the union meeting. At first people would
17 stop to talk to me about it, but then Cam came and stood
18 almost right beside me. Then the staff would not talk to
19 me at all or even look at me. So I decided to stand
20 outside of the building and talk to people. Cam didn't
21 follow me and so people began to talk to me once again.
22 That example just shows you how much management had
23 intimidated the crew. At this crew meeting management also
24 had a slide show with the theme of 'JUST SAY NO'. Once
25 again it showed people goofing off at work having a great
26 time. This slide show was put to tunes such as 'It's a
27 Wonderful World' and 'Shiny Happy People'.
28
29 "During the vote on February 24, 1993, representatives for
30 management wrote down the names of people that had voted
31 and took the list into the restaurant when someone came to
32 take their place.
33
34 "In this time they could call employees and make sure they
35 that they had rides to the vote. I believe that they only
36 called anti-union supporters.
37
38 "One week after the vote one of my union committee people
39 (Courtney Gill) was physically pushed by a manager. I also
40 believe this was done because she too was known as
41 pro-union. Also, after the vote, one of my shifts was
42 taken away.
43
44 "From the examples above I truly believe that McDonald's
45 was truly hostile towards the union and people that
46 supported it. Now when Cameron comes into work he greets
47 everyone except for me. "
48
49 That was signed by yourself. Is that all a true account of
50 your experiences?
51 A. Yes.
52
53 Q. And you stand by them now?
54 A. Yes.
55
56 Q. The fax date on it originally was 12th April, 1994. Do you
57 remember when it was written?
58 A. Probably about a week before that.
59
60 Q. A week before that?
