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Cc 7 _ | “se | * Oe ee “eocees "From 1959 until 1941 the mine was being operated | om an open shop bDasise I was one of the last to “gign up with the U.M.We I heard thet there was o lot of fighting on the surfece aftor I would go below for my job and .that many men were beaten up, but I nover saw ony of it myself. Nobody over roally bothered mo to Join the U.M.W. but I hoerd , thet o lot of the older men were Gotuslly beaten up by the U.Neifs mone ZF didn't sign up until it beoame quite epperent that our whole loot] wma going to sign upe Ags for os my poerscual kmowlodge is conoornod the sonpeny wos noutrul with regard to tho unions. I know thot it wos the general opinion among tho nen thet the canpany favored the U.M.We mone It wes always gonorclly understood that tho U.M.W. non got tho bost = - jobs and wore allowed more privileges but I do not imuw tho nono of uny Uel.We nen who wore so fovoredes "I hove road over this entire stctenent of six pugos, hive initialed tho first five pages to show thet I hive rood efoh page ond heroby sign this last pugee. I wish to stete that thie stutencnt is true to the best of my memory and if oullod wpon I would testify to the cbovees WITNESSES: t)Spcoinl A;ents, PBI Ue Se Donte of Justioce™