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ee 7 ec. Oo... | “ t . 4 - Re: JOHN L, LEWIS, ET AL. b7e le7P INTERVIEN Viti QM sept. 26, 1937, I read in the paper that (Continued) 'Bt was going © open the next day so on the 27th I reported for work, JI waited on top with the rest of the men and the Pl officials had a meeting with the company officials. Our lwaders cane out and told us we were going to stay on the Mince 'B' Property witil the company reeognized the PMA. We had our picket linc, or sit- down fur about 56 days and the day or su befure Thanksgiving, the U. &. Gov't came out and told us to leave. I was in the picket line all of the time. ‘The Pl. did not have any outsiders come in and picket with us. - The Pls leaders never used any force or threats to keep us in the picket line. "I do nut romenber an attenpt to have the mines re-opened in Deo, of 1937, but I rescember reading in the paper that the nines Would re-cpen in Januzry 1938. I went down to PHA headquarters and they told me they had heard the rine was going to open and if I wanted to report I could. and I decided to wait a day tu sec Sen Wo roport to work the first day. The sccond day I heard ‘only ‘five vr six had reported for work so I did not bother to _ Up to Hine ‘Bt, "TJ romember in December of 1937 the National labor Relations Board held an election which the PM won, I voted and no one forced or threatenod me in any way. "In November of 1939, I got a letter from the company telling me tu come back to work. bout the next day the PMi had a meeting at which we decided to gv back to work, This was decided by a motion. We went back as PM, but without a contract but we were told a contract would be signed in thirty days. I thought the Pil, could get us a good contract, but after thirty and sixty days when we didn't get a contract, I began to lose faith in the PMA lawyer, J never thought about whether the OT could get us a contract wmtil the next surmer. "From the tine we went back to work in Nov, of 1939 wtil 1941 nc one ever tried to influence me in my way to join the UM. No one ever threatened ne or beat ne ur gave m any ULM literature. I heard sone of thc fellows were beat up and hurt by UM non but J never saw any» thing like that. During this time I never noticed anyone from the company . aa try to influonce me. I got my same room back and no onc bythered ne, ~ 295 = ee tr ny ern PSP PRY eee “reste PSA gi ASP Ee