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572 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES
I happened to go through the office, which is customary with us, the office is close to the bench I work at ; I go in one door and out the other door.
I noticed two trays, one of them contained checks and the other contained checks. Like all Scotchmen, I was curious. I looked through the checks and I found my check was there, so I went in there and before 12 o'clock I wasn't assigned to any job, as usual. But when the whistle blew we were ordered to line up and get our checks. That was between 70 and 100 people that were there, from other departments, as well.
Mr. McCann. Let me get that straight. What time did you report to work ?
Mr. Mackay. I run in about 25 minutes to 12 o'clock.
Mr. McCann. You got in there about 25 minutes to 12 ?
Mr. Mackay. Yes.
Mr. McCann. When you saw that money, as a Scotchman, did you stop for 25 minutes and look at it?
Mr. Mackay. No. I went in and saw my check was there.
Mr. McCann. You went on about
Mr. Mackay. I went on outside, picked my working card out of the rack and signed it, and went outside expecting the foreman to pick it up and assign me to a job. No such a thing happened.
Mr. McCann. Was that your regular day to receive your compensation ?
Mr. Mackay. No, my regular day was on Thursday.
Mr. McCann. What day was this you received it?
Mr. Mackay. Monday.
Mr. McCann. Now, just a minute. Let's go back. Now, you didn't get any assignment then for that 25 minutes, is that it ?
Mr. Mackay. Yes.
Mr. McCann. How long did you stay there ?
Mr. Mackay. I stayed there until the whistle blew.
Mr. McCann. At noon ?
Mr. Mackay. At noon. That is the regular time I start to work.
Mr. McCann. Then what did you do ?
Mr. Mackay. We were ordered to line up for our pay.
Mr. McCann. Ordered to line up for your pay ?
Mr. Mackay. Yes.
Mr. McCann. And how many of them were there ?
Mr, Mackay. Well, between seventy and a hundred.
Mr. McCann. Now, were you a full-time employee who had been on the pay roll by the week for 24 years ?
Mr. Mackay. Yes; I have been practically working steady there for 24 years.
Mr. McCann. I mean by that, were you actually a week-to-week employee, or were you a day -by-day employee ?
Mr. Mackay. Well, you know, when you get into that employment you may be permanently there or you may be canned 5 minutes after you are hired ; you never know.
I have been there from day to day and week to week and year to year for a period of 24 years and a little more.
Mr. McCann. That is what I wanted. I wanted to be sure you weren't there on a basis of a day-to-day for 24 years.
Who gave the order to pick up your checks ?