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foo eli ts iC OD cag5.9 Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL b ? C- b 4 1TH union. I went to a window at the Stete armory, received a ballot, checked the union I preferred, and deposited the nued _ ballot in a box. I think the election was on the square because I think most of the men wanted the P.M.A. at that tine ry “In November of 1939 I received a notice from P.M.A., or from Mine B, J don't remember which, that the mine was to reopen, I don't remember now that anything was said about the wages we were to receive. Most of the men I talked to were still satisfied with the P.M.A., but worco mad at Elshoff because he would not sign a contract with P.M.A. WYhen I returncd to work in November, 1939, there was some fall in the mine, but I dontt think it would have cost tho company a lot of money to fix it. I don't remember any largo fire or accident occuring since I returned to iine B in Novembcor 19%. "Bctwoen Noverber 1939, and Fobruary 1941, whon the U.M.n. gained a mijority in the election I saw sevoral men receive beatings, or yothe the ef the beatings. Somo of the men who were beaten were: “We Meee (Ph), and 2 man known 39 There wore several others ‘who vere beaten, but I dontt remombur thoir Mamos, Bach one of the men told i that he wis, beaten because he did not want to join the U.M.%. Bohannon and Buiingardner, and several others were the men who beat these mon my self was ncvor threatened, or becten for failing to join the U.M.1. after the election of February 1941, Boh=nnon and Faleetti told me that if I did not join the union (U.M.N.), I would not be allowed to go into Hine B that day. During this period I never heard the management of Mine B say or é9 anything that favored U.!f.7., but I do know that U.M.W. men got better rooms, better jobs, and better trastment, than the P.M.A, men. gh he tren : y, he would not cooperate with me or give me > anything. Just before the election in February 1941, if I presented a gricveance on the part of a P.M,A, man, Elshoff would not listen tome. I also hed several conversations with Faleetti who acted the same as Tishoff, On one occasion whon a P.M.A, man had his tools stolen, I went to Faleetti, and asked him to furnish or buy some more tools for this man as his tools had boen stolen in the mine, Falcctti refused, and ssid 'T don't givc the Frogressives nothing. I'11 give you everything if you will join t United Mine forkers. hy don't you join the United Mine Norkers?! "In the eloction of Fobruary 1941, when the mine went U.M.\., I know that the majority of the mon who wore P.M,A. voted U.M.7. because they ~ 250 « we gm ee eR RR ee mer wre ho em eA rion, ae mat a are me .