John L Lewis — Part 3

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Springfield, Tllinois September 9, 1943 Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. CIVIL RIGHPS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Tn conpection with an interview had with ur. CLAYTON JcVaaReeR, attorney for thexPanther Creek Mines, 10th Floor, First National Sank Building, Springfield, Tllinois, by the wdersigned on September 7, 1943, the results of said interview being reported elsewhere, the wdersigned submits the following informetion, Ae a Wr. BARBER ted that shortly after negotjations for Panther Creek Mines by CARL He HOFF failed, a Mr. HERMAN T of the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, 222 West North Bank Drive, Chicago, Illinois, came to his office and asked if he would enter a Consent Decree to an injwection again ther Creek Mines, Inc. Mr, GRANT stated that a review of the records of Panther creek Mines revealed that on each pay period all smployees of the mine were not re- ceiving the minimm amoumt per hour, as required under the Wage and Hour Statutes and rules and regulations. Mr. BARBER refused to enter a Consent Decree and advised that it would be,due to the nature of mining business, an impossibility for the mine to have watchmen for every miner in the mine to see that he actually worked the required number of hoursg also that on some days a miner will shoot down large amounts of coal and his pay for that period would be light. At the beginning of the next pay period he might spend several days loading this coal, during which time his pay period would be much above average. Mr. BARBER pointed out that the company was attempting to comply with all these rules and regulations. After Mr. GRANT ‘'s call, Mr. BARBER said he addressed a letter to the Wage and Hour Division in Chicago and sent a copy of this letter to the Labor Department in Washington, D. Cc. He received an «nswer from Chicago, wherein that office denied that he had ever been asked to enter a Consent Decree in connection with the inj nction, Later he received advice that If. HERMAN GRANT was to be in the post office build ing in Springfield at a given time. Mr. BARBER went to the post office to meet Mr. GRANT. Mr, GRANT was not there but instead Mr. BARBER was a A COPIES DESTROYED wn ¢ b 4 CL a? RAL1 JAN 17 1082 4

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Springfield, Tllinois
September 9, 1943

Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL.
CIVIL RIGHPS AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

Tn conpection with an interview had with ur. CLAYTON JcVaaReeR,
attorney for thexPanther Creek Mines, 10th Floor, First National Sank
Building, Springfield, Tllinois, by the wdersigned on September 7, 1943,
the results of said interview being reported elsewhere, the wdersigned

submits the following informetion, Ae a
Wr. BARBER ted that shortly after negotjations for Panther

Creek Mines by CARL He HOFF failed, a Mr. HERMAN T of the Wage

and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, 222 West North

Bank Drive, Chicago, Illinois, came to his office and asked if he would

enter a Consent Decree to an injwection again ther Creek Mines, Inc.

Mr, GRANT stated that a review of the records of Panther creek Mines

revealed that on each pay period all smployees of the mine were not re-

ceiving the minimm amoumt per hour, as required under the Wage and

Hour Statutes and rules and regulations. Mr. BARBER refused to enter

a Consent Decree and advised that it would be,due to the nature of mining

business, an impossibility for the mine to have watchmen for every miner

in the mine to see that he actually worked the required number of hoursg

also that on some days a miner will shoot down large amounts of coal

and his pay for that period would be light. At the beginning of the

next pay period he might spend several days loading this coal, during

which time his pay period would be much above average. Mr. BARBER

pointed out that the company was attempting to comply with all these

rules and regulations.

After Mr. GRANT ‘'s call, Mr. BARBER said he addressed a letter
to the Wage and Hour Division in Chicago and sent a copy of this letter
to the Labor Department in Washington, D. Cc. He received an «nswer
from Chicago, wherein that office denied that he had ever been asked to
enter a Consent Decree in connection with the inj nction, Later he
received advice that If. HERMAN GRANT was to be in the post office build
ing in Springfield at a given time. Mr. BARBER went to the post office
to meet Mr. GRANT. Mr, GRANT was not there but instead Mr. BARBER was

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