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JOH L, LEVIS, ET AL “Between 1932 and Mey 12, 1957, UMi did not set re Vi ne ai up 4a picket line at Kine “B"™ nor did I see any Uy literature being distributed at Mine "B". “Prior to Mey 12, 1937 no one eeked me to change fran PMA "I never eev any offioslief UW with the mancgement of tine “BY, ~~ *®*In April 1937 Il wee told by Pith officels that PMA hed a temporary contract with Mine *B™; that upon the expiration of the temporary contract the miners were to get retro-active pay to the date of the expiration of the original contract. I never obtained sny information ebout the temporary contract until the morning of May 12, 1937 when I was told by some minere that Elshoff of ISine “BY mede c statement that morning thet he did not have a temporary contrect with FiiA. Someone told me to load the oars short and see whet Elshoff would do at ut the contract. I did not losd/any cars short, but I heard some cers were locded short. So fer es I know there wos no intent to strike thet morning. About 12:00 noon ify 12, 1937 I woe told the mine Wes on @ strike. No one told me why Plia ras striking, but I thought it wee because Fila did not haveysc contract. “I did not ettend « FIA meeting May 11, 1937 end do not know if I reccived notice of the meeting. “I do not krow of any members of PIA being expelled from FMA because of their activity in UM". “I think I may heve signed a PIS petition in the Summer of 1937 but I do not remembers I know I did not sign a UMY petition in the Summer of 1937. *T did not know © new UM loeal wee formed in the Sunmer of 1937, ; “cometime in Septe 1937 o momber of PMA came to my home end told me FIA hed e picket line ot Mine "B". I voluntarily went to Tine ""“* to set as a picket for about one week. No one told me I had to sot cs ao picket. I wae not present at Fine “BY when the injunction ves served to prevent the picket line and I know nothing about the injunction. Thore wes no violanoe when I wes at Mine "BY. No outsiders were brought in as pickets. *I do not know of cn cttompt to open ine “BY in Deo, 1937 end Jon. 1938. -114- SE Re a ga rag me semen se ger ee crm ae cpm na oraiae See