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RE: JOHN Le LEWIS - | ee "A few days after the injunction « fow UMT members went to work at Mine "B", I do not know how notices | was given thot the EE was to have been opencd at this tings et ro “A fair 6lootion wes hold in Springfield by NLRB in Dcoomber 1937~ To my kmowledgo PNA did not threaton any to vote for Pik, I wes in fuvor of Fld ond votod for PiiAs "I do not imow of an attompt to opun Mino "B" in January 1938» "In 1938 there worc sone rcotings of PMa monbors, but I did not attonde There wag no violeneo to my knowlodge botaroan May 12, 1957 wid Nove 1939 whon Mino "5" roopcnode "I undorstood that the wacc socle at Mino "BY uftor it opened in Nove 1939 wis to bo the samo o8 it wos an Moy 12, 1957. "The menbers of Pf¥ who roturned to tho mince thought thoy should have & contract with Minc “BY, but the manogcnent of Hine *B" would not give them a contraote ™ ik "T returned to work at Hino ba Jan worry 6, 21940, I sould not is return tp work prior te that tine bootuec "there wore muny oavo~ins Vv in tho ieee I do not knuw of any firos in Iline "Bp" subsequent to, - ip . a Ay "In tho spring 1940 on cgont of UMT talked to mo in on A attempt to got mo to iiko him and by in favor of UM. In tho Sumnor / of 1940 4 drivor in Nino "B" throntoned to throw ool on no bocnuse I i would not Join UlEle In tho fll cf 1940 an onployoo of Mino "B" ate tempted t.. got me te sign & alin te goin UMW go thet evoryons in the ipted sawocr hoard anything which would indfonte the manageneunt favcrod Uitte I saw sevorul fights betwoun nonborsa cf PA and UMW from dane &, 1940 tc Fob. 21, 1941+ : "Y wos a nombor of PMA until abcut 5 signed o eard te join UMW. up until trot tines a e. was t.ld by o besa, the none of wham | ~ T do nut knw thet did ort fein WH I would loose ny Jobe | T knew thet Uf? wie going t. win the sluvtion as ropresontrtive cf the anployocs as they had many uonts ond wore getting friondly { x i ‘ ene a a ce. mm gm me RE aR ERD ea Ha gO Re care ce ee tm Some mn rn ming oculd got Qlong te cothors I did not sign the slipe I never | . b