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foe 7 69D "In fall of 1937 I went out to Taine B anc think went te work with the rest of the PIU"hen but I can't yemember just right. we heard the company was going to sive the contract tu UM. so we PL started a sit duwm strike. Louis Gol¢, the Sheriff, was out there. I renenber that I just went down for 1 fay ane I loaded the coal I hac already shet and sot my cluthes and tovls ani. then the strike Started. Pi%& cid not bring in any outsiders anc no Uli. men came arounc cither, J was at the strike all tne tinc. J was not there when the Marshall eanc anc when I ¢ot there he hac been there al- roacy. There Was no trouble there then, The miners aid rt like it. Nivery time they start rane f ¢o back Sut when ther got contract vith Ul. I teok my tovuls and left, I work in line 2 now but we are uncor Ul but if there was an clection todar nst Jf then would vote for PIA again, #T think I was wut at the line in Bee, think the netice was in the paper, + ary iW. aor easier — Yor DU 3Nnot Sure. L a "T voted at the first TLRS clection 4 née we won and I votee for PM. It was by secret ballet and it wis a Honest and’ gu” election and no foree was used on me or anyorc else. sion I heard the itine was going te be »pened as haa T cad not tm out at all, "I don't know way Ish lf cid not sim a contract then. I think \ ath wt ek Trt - Wek FP AS n Dp) Bhaplk Ae hace tho ark : of ah OD aE cic 4a tb ‘ao ant Dddte bacK AS ne could not oo55 then while Titi Ubi: gy 44645 tucay oven, it as on -thing but 2 company union as m can «. what t he wants te \\ rom When line B uapened Towoerked onc Cay and loaded ny coal and got my tools anc licft. It was this tine when I went down anc nt before, It was When the mire vpenea for toocd, JI have never been back to iane B since. Iowzot a rovistereé letter then to se back to work. Falcetti dic not say anything to ne. at end of day I told Pulcetti I wes leaving and he said I Son 't blane You, Mheht after then Iwent to work at Tine «a. I cid not vetc at the next MLRB election. J heard that the rainc bret in a lot of new UIT, men ane they woted for Urs. then an¢ thet is how they won the seeon? election. Then I started to werk in line «2 it was PM. but then later on when “sheff bot it ane I was tele that Io weuld hate to boeome UMS or quit the mince, vos John L. Lewis cuys,gaic in anc tele ne that at the nine. I Sisnmec uver to UN? but still even Bee, “ay I like Pi. better vocause they do morc, for the labor man. UM. there is nothing but a company union. - 168 -