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Te i age ee ee * lA in ng DH ET ln er hana tasestictoe aT teas ¢ Cc: O “9645E Ro: JOHN L. LEVIS, ZT AL INTERVIDS ‘ITH end told me to quit working because therc was a strike. I had not knorn anything about it. Some of the men told continues me what the strike was about afterwards, but I do not remember it very well, as te just what the reason ras, I stayed cround the mine for a week or so after that waiting to see if I could not go back to -rork, The men ‘vould not go back and I would not do anything that the majority would not deo. “thile J] vas there I signed a petition for the Progressives, but I do not rceall exectly whet it was for. "In Scptcmber I-=.as called back to vork, and took my bucket and rent out to the mino to go to work. Then I got there thor: was c big bunch of follows ther: all wanting to go to work. Oscar Falectti told us all while I was there that wo would have to join the United HMinc Workors in Ordcr to go to work. J did not want to join the Unitcd Linc Workers, The majority of th: follows wantcd to work as Progressives and I was not going to go sgainst the majority. I cid not want to go agninst the majority bocsuse J vas sitisficd with the Progressives, and wanted to work with those fellows. ‘When wo could not work that day, I staycd thero on the company proporty for a few days off and on while the other men stayed. It was & couplo of months lutcr thet we got an injunction to kcep us off. Ke ell left right avay. There was no trouble of any kind. 4 ay vote nt the mrad I voted at the election wanted, It was ea fair election, There was no fighting or r threats or anyt ng. Fone of the men from the Frogressives thrcatened me, or told me how to vote, The progressives did not tell me to come to vote, furnish me with a ridc or anything. J went to the headquarters, and thoy told us where to vote. , a a od mins Acadae- hi AR Union "a ior the ALLS to a ke Ba sich Wiis, wo "TJ went therc and voted. Thero vas no trouble, It was a fair clection, "Soon after the election I got a job at the Fenther Creek Mine. Ionever heard of any attempt to open the mine except the timo I went to work and the ti « thot they cid reopen the mine in 1939, In 1939 I went to work at Nine E, but only worked one day bceeause of the change in conditions in the ming and I thought I would be better off et tho Fanthe Crock Mine. If there hed been any other times that I could have gone to work at Mine B I would havc gone. I decided that I would bo better off because I was digging coel st the Panther Creek mince, anc was getting too old to lay track any more. Ly quitting had notnhIhg to do with the Union : situation. - 198 - <