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Re: JOHN L, LEVIS, ET AL bb C i 5) on our nezotiations had been comploted, CARL ELSHOFF said to me, do you think when this mine opens cp it will open under tne \ ogress os?” I said, "I sure do." ELSHUFF said, “For your information, ° e will not work Progressive.” I think that official was | wag et ali meseshs weegiAin at efi La Tilincis at =O: Be SPE ILS —— "About the middle of October, 1632, we obtained the contract from FLSHOFF and the mine oponcd, being work22 Ly the Prorressive Miners of America effiliated with Locsl] 54 @ Sisk cQ unde hi agreement, which meant tia emp loveas outside of tnoeBtette ial fBrce members of the Progressive Miners of America to work at that mine. During this period, the relationship betwaen the management of the mine and the Progressive Miners of America appeared to be good. The mine operated regularly and all grievances were settled in accordance with ostablished procedure, “During 1935 ond 1936 I, along with other loyal Progressives, began, to teke note of the activities of certain mon who were members of our union \ Local 54 at Mine "B", ‘Those men were: DOMINIC PASQUALE, CHARLES “BOWLING \ GROEN" BONAMWON, JOE ALBAPESE, alias Sam Catalone, FETE CARTER, ANDREW WN ei Pe Ok Se ee a et eS tL a ent PRA RTE SERILEVICUS, JAMES HALE, FKURY JACAUAY, GEORGE JACANAY, JOHH SIRTOUT, JOHN 1 | ANANIAS, A. J. PLOTCH and FRANK AUSTIN. i "Tho attitude of these men first became noticed in regular meetings of Local 54 because of their disruptive and antagonistic tactics, "Their activity among tho men at Mine "BY, however, bocame very noticcable in the Spring of 1937, The contract which the Progressive Miners of America had with ELSHOFF as an indepondent mine operator expirod on Merch 31, 1937. <A supplemental agreement wis signed extending that contract until negotiations could be completed with the State-wide Scale Committee by the represontatives of the Progrossives, At this time these men etarted on agitation, saying that the management would nover recognize tha retro- active features of any new wage scelo that was accepted. These men, namely: CARTER, SKRELEVICUS, FASQUALE, PLOTCH, AUSTIN, ANANIAS and others, had yellow slips of paper which they said wore given to them vy Ce which stated that ELSHOFF would not recognize o- areata -paneay eupeammamnsiaees active features of tho contract. They stated that this yollow paper had ~283~ mp ee pe Tt pn et eppiente terra mere cones TRU pacer ag OA NE Cap ayes et iit mee _ om. tty ¥