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&EE@§f§ :‘S; 3 WILLIE DAVIS, JR., . ‘ )
»;E$EEg :._ =*- NATEANIEL BRIDDELL, D ·
g{§§g§‘ -.::_- .=-_ 4 GEORGE W. FEDDIMAN, )
;§EEn{* .___= ‘¤‘ JOSEPE GARRISON, )
gnrngig S LARRY E. GIEES, ) —
.§EwEf¥ -S1‘ `=.. - - ROY E. WALTERS, A ) _
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$§§§§§ 15 Deposition of PHILLIP OWEN, taken before
QQQQQQ; Pamela C. Washington, Registered Professional Reporter
j%§§§§% 16 and Notary Public, at the law offices of Young,
1§QEQ§R =1_ Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, 110 West Pine Street,
g§$Q§$i 17 Georgetown, DE, on February 1, 2005, beginning at 1:00
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-£¥§@$ill9 A On behalf of the Plaintiffs:
-Q#f§fi _.`_ 1 Margolis Edelstein _ ..
;j@§§gI 20 · BYE JEFFREY R. MARTIN, ESQ.
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QFQWQRE 1.4- 23 Shawe & Rosenthal
‘§EE§§§ EY; ARTHUR M. BREWER, ESQ.1
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E gang FIRST STATE REPORTING SERVICE (302) 424—4541
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A The catcher works with the shop steward
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to write up the grievance, the grievance is presented ;
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Q Are you sure i t ' s t he shop l eader — —
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the grievance is done by the shop steward and
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Q_ How often are grievances filed, to the gg
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1e‘· Q Okay. What is your_ understanding, if 9;

any, as to why Mountaire converted the crew leaders to
salary in June or July of 2002?
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FIRST srzirs Rnpomrxmc ssnvics (302) 424-4541
Pamela C . Washington, RPR
P.O. Box 99 Milford, Delaware 19963

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November of `O3. And I heard that he was with the _·-`
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Q Did you have the advantage of looking `
at some of his notes with regard to some of the issues llni
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· Q Were you aware of any issues before an
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February of 2004 as to the crew leader's request for _-.-_
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P.O. Box 99 Milford, Delaware 19963

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