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Bo uth stare amie Indpie. File 44-17 REFERENCE: Letter dated September 6, 1943, from the Svringfield Field Divigten to the Bureau. DETaILs: JOFN C. FCLA2K wea interviewed at the Indianenclis Field Divisioh effice on Sentember bho ke tw me ee wt mead Ae a In regard to his emloyment with eid O15 Pestity 5 tan agence 15 9 and 10 Fe edvised the National Laber Relations Borrd, CLATK advised that from april of 1938 until November of 1939 he wae stationed at Indienapolis, and from Movember of 1939 to hay of 1940 at Los angeles, Celifornia, end frem wey of 1940 to april of 194] at Chicago, Illinois. Thereafter he was Director for the Nationel Leber Relations Beard at Indianenclie until April 10, 1943, et which time the Indianenolie office wea closed, CLARK ateated thet from July or august of 1940 to January or Feb- rusry of 1941, es Field Examiner fer the Netional Lebor Relations Board at Chicago, he wes actively interested in the Line ®B*" controversy at Spring- field, Illinois, and investigted proceedings filed ty thefProgreseive ine Yorkers, ae well Ps charéee that TNE Univeon Mine ‘OF Keres Baw WiGet bow Boi tions of the Fetional Labor Relations Act. a UN petition for certification. tse alee , ee oe ee oe ee Subsequently, CLARE investigated By way of background, CLARK atated thet CARL E. SLSHOFF, owner of wine "5" et Soringfield, Tllinois, in November of 1939 notified Fi.W thet he intended to open tine "3B", after it hed been closed for e period of ennroxyinately two and a helf years beceuse of lebor difficulties. CLaRK atated thet the PHY wes anxious to get in the mine and agreed to go to work before a contrect wae simed, By wey of erplanation, CLARK atated that at this time the Progressives were elinning in Illinois and weatern Kentucky, the only two atetes in which they hed ever had a strong foothora. The miners who had becn on Kine "Bttg psyroll es of May 12, 1937, the time the mine was closed, were not all called back et once for the reason thet cave ine and other revairs were necessary before the mine could Ke eteted that less than helf the total number of emloreee on the neyroll of Hine "3% es of hey 12, 1937, actually returned te work when celled during the letter part of 1929 end the early vart of be mut into full operetion. 1940, ‘ -2- - Oe re