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Rese JOBN L. LEVIS, ET AL bb wie brD NTERV IE WITH driver came along and said, *everybody outt, so we came out of the mine. “e loaded the cars as usual anc I continue don't know anything about any of the men loading the ears short. When I got on top, somebody said there was a strike about money on wages. . eane ft. az house ir. end had me sign a petition. The men cidn't tell mo what it was for they just told me to sign so I did. I don't know if it was a Progressive or U.MJ0. petition, "T cuee 1 le two weoks after the strike some young fellows men who lived in had to stay on the picket line all week Long. The men in Springf isid coyle ¢5 home once in a while, but we never had a chance to get homc. I iskec ge a couple of timcs if I could come home, but he said I had to stay on the picket line. Te never said anything about what would happen if I left the picket line. I stayed on picket duty until some time in December cf 1937 when the Marshal came with an injunction. "In the a of 1937 I went out to the mine on picket duty and the "I voted in the NLRB elcction in December of 1937 and to my knowledge everything went along fine. I didn't see any fights anc don't know of anyone who was frightened or throatened, "T hsard the mine had tried to open several times, but I didn't go near the mine again until after tho minc opened in 1939. After the mine had opened I went to see Oscar Falcetti anc asked him why I hadn't been called back to work. He told me sgme body hac reported to the office that I hed cied. “hen I told him 1 wanted to go back to work, he told me to start the next day. Eox ad caved in so I went to work in vox D Wobody was allowed to zo in box Jas therc was o sign there for everyon to keep out. "IT belicvo I paid dues in the PMA until about July of 1940 and a short time after that some nen came to my house and asked me to join the U.M.n. I joined the United because I ficured the majority were joining united and I didntt want to lose my job. wopody told me I would lose my job, but I figured I wowle do like the rest to protect my job. "T have worked in different mines as & member of both the PMA and the UMY. I have never had any trouble with either union. "To the best of my knowledge the strike at Mine P was called by the men because the company wouldn't agree to 4 contract and wouldn't give us cur back pay. ~103- me em a rm a meee Sem mn erm ee mame oe ae eee