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John L Lewis — Part 10
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"I did not try to go back to work at minc B at any
other time until the mine was opened in 1939. I did not kmow that they
ever tric? to spen the mime again. I kmow I did not hear about it. I was
not working most of that time anc would have gone back to work if thoy had
tried tz open the mins,
"I voted in the clection a few days after the injunction was given
to us. I voted for tho United Mine ~orkers, but nc onc tried to tell me
hvs to vote. It was ea fair olection. No onc threatened mo or anyono else
thet I kno of. I votec just es to how I vaatec.
the ez. for a fcw weoks,
26 Ur thon. Sor I quit working at
p in the UM: switched over to the
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That was a UMs mine anc I t deimes
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“Then I went back to work st mince BE, which was the first cay of the”
opening, I went right back to work ct the same place that I had been
working before, There was no evidence of 2 big cave in or fire in the
mine in that part. There were a few smoll cave ins, but the mine in that
pert was pretty well kept up. There hac been a big cave in on the South
sice of the mine, but that was never fixed up. In fact, it has not beon
fixed up even now, |§ _ eee I know that it has
not been repaired yet. It is ali blocked off now, and no one can get close
to the cave in because of the black camp.
"I vas a member of the UMV¥ +11 the timo after I went back to work
at Vine B. I did not see anyone beaten or threatencd, I did not pay much
attenton to what was going on at the mince curing that time, I do not know
of any organizing that wes being done in the mine. J did not talk to anyone
about the union, ask anyone to change or ete. My brother and father were
working out there. They did not swich unions anc nothing was done to
eithe
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"T have reac the above statement on this page and five other pages.
It is «ll true and accurate. I was never thrcatencd or mistreated in
any way by eithcr of the unions at Ifine B. JI ncver cared much which
Union I belonged t>. I was satisficc with the Progressive Mine workers
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- Me mn lr seep ate ees
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