Day 150 - 07 Jul 95 - Page 06

     
     1        there long enough to get any pay increase that might be
     2        available?
     3        A.  I think I had one pay review in the sort of two or
     4        three months, yes.
     5
     6   Q.   Were you aware of other people receiving such pay
     7        increases?
     8        A.  Yes, absolutely.
     9
    10   Q.   What was your impression of the style of management in the
    11        store?  By that I mean their attitude towards you and other
    12        people as crew members?
    13        A.  I have said this to sort of people before, but it was
    14        that the style of the Manager himself, first of all, which
    15        led me to contemplate taking a career with McDonald's.
    16        From the very first interview that I had, he just exuded
    17        enthusiasm, proud of his job, proud of his restaurant,
    18        I suppose, with hindsight, and that, needless to say,
    19        permeated through the team, whether it was the Restaurant
    20        Managers or the Assistant Managers, the salaried managers
         or the crew.  It was a really fun place to work.  That is
    22        why I decided to join McDonald's.
    23
    24   Q.   You may have said this, but was there any socialising
    25        between the crew and management?
    26        A.  I think we had a Christmas party, but I was not --
    27        I was only there until about the beginning of 84, so
    28        I think we had a Christmas social evening, but yes.
    29
    30   Q.   During your time as a crew member, was there any mention of
    31        trade unions?
    32        A.  No.
    33
    34   Q.   Any other sort of collective activity?
    35        A.  None at all.
    36
    37   Q.   Was there any talk of people wanting trade union
    38        recognition?
    39        A.  No.
    40
    Q.   Was there any talk of people being victimized ---
    42        A.  No.
    43
    44   Q.   -- because of their trade union concerns or membership?
    45        A.  I was aware of no victimization, full stop,
    46        irrespective of what their reasons might have been.
    47
    48   Q.   We have you as a crew member?
    49        A.  Right.
    50 
    51   Q.   Where did you go from there in terms of your job? 
    52        A.  As I say, I became salaried towards the end of 1983, 
    53        and became a Second Assistant Manager working in Newcastle,
    54        and then I think it was February of 1984 I moved to the
    55        Nottingham restaurant still as a Second Assistant Manager.
    56
    57   Q.   So in both those stores, Newcastle-under-Lyne and
    58        Nottingham, you were Second Assistant Manager?
    59        A.  That is correct.
    60