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ee elie re aa a ll eI Se C O Re: JOHN L. LawiS, ET aL. bie. £7 D P.M.A. tried to dothe best it could for its members, and was run all right. eal 4 IN TERVIDi NT do not remember going to any P,M.a. meeting the night vefore the strike. I don't remember if a notice of the meeting was posted or not, and I don't know the reason for the meeting. A day or so before the strike, in 1937, I knew that tiere was going to de a strike, A couple of men told me there would be one, but I don't remember who they were or exactly what they said. 3ecause of this I didn't go out to tine Bon the day of the strike, so I don't know what happened that day. "J don't remember sipniug any paper for the P.M.A., or for any union, in the summer of 1937, I do know that I was not askec to join the U.Mwr., either before the scrike, or during the summer of 1937. "J don't remember any notices Ddeing sent me adout the mine being reopened. J did picket at the mine in the fail of 1937, wher the other P.I.A. men aid, but I was not forced to. I did it because I wanted to be with the majority of the men, I do not remember seeing any men there who vere rot working, or hac been worki.g, at itine 3. 2 do not know the reason we were picketing, but I do remember that we heard of the federal injunction several cays before the U. S. Marshal came out to the mine. "In 1937, 1 remember that I voted in the election held at the state armory. I don't knuw how I knew aoout tue election, but I do know I voted for P.*I,a., because i thought it was the better of the two wions. Ho one made me vote at the election, but I did it of my own free will. "T con't remember exactly, put I think that I hcard about the re-= opening of Mine B in 1939 over the radio, I don't remember getting any notice from the mine management or from the union, I was sick at the time and think I startec back to work at tine 3 in 1940, About a weck after I started back to work, some man I didn't know came to me and told m I ougat to join the U.I..4. becausc they vere going to run the mine. I told him I wouldn't join up right away, out would when I thought the najority of the men wanted that union. This is the first time anyone ever talked to me about the U.M.i., and f never was threatened in any way, I joined the U.N... about two weeks later, because I thought most of the men wanted it, anc ~ would have to, to keep my job. No one ever told me that I would los? my job if I didn't sipn up with the U.M.. If anyone had said so, I would have quit. #5 it was, I joined without any threats being used. -29- eee eee: