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Re: JON L. LEWIS, ET AL bX TiTERV io! WITH force wis used and we could fo out and leave as we pleased and nothing unusual happened. When the Marshall came out continued we all left and the men did not resent the Marshall as the men were petting tired of being there so long. I think the larshall told the men that nobody else would come out and take over. NT heard several cays later after the Marshall came out that the s soing to be rcopened but I did not go out. JI remember that in Dec. mine Wa 1237 the NLRB had their first election for us and I voted for PLA because th way were tha kact TL VV hea et ala na maAadir force Aamo Ulli y Wwole ulit best union. tt W.5 an nonestw election ana noosa wt orcecd me to vote any special way and no strong arm methods were used. We first went to the union hall and then-ent to the Armory to vote in a group. In Jan. 1938 I think I read in the paner thet the mince would be opened but I did not go out there as we were sat. "ied that the injunction would keep anyone from the mine property. I knew Bishoff had not signed a contract with the Prorressives and as I recall it at this time the rumor was that he would not deal with the Frey ostives beciuse Lewis and UM was paying him to keep the minc closed. IT ?uiceived a recistered letter telling me to come back to work in Nov. of 1939, tais Jouter ~a¥e me a certain number of days te report in, I dont rencmber how many but Zcrant beck the first day and saw Falscetti, who told me I would heave to wait till my place was ready to work in. No inguirics were made of me as to which union I belonged to. I went back to viork shortly after the first of the year of 1940, one of my sons telling me when my place was rezdy for me to go back in. Nobody c3used me to be cocked or threatened me in any VAN Chas. Bohanon did tilk to me at the mine about swinring over to UMi, he said that all the men were joining and I had better get lined up. Bohenon was very careful what he said, he aid not threaten me or say I night +t lose my job. No force was used by reep their men in line as the PUA felt their men were loynl and this Ws S unnecessiry. I heard at this timc that whenever a new mon was hired or repliced the nanarement would oniy hire UMW men, I think this is the way that UL cot a na jority at the mine. I heard that if new men cominr in were not Uily they would be sirnec up with that union before t hey went to ~ork, this signing up of now men to UMW went on right in the mine yard where she officiil and everyone could see it, so every ody must have known what was foing on. During this period I was treated about the same as always and Elshoff and Faiseetti made no statements to me indicatince that they favored either union. % ct oO "T never siened anvthin: for the UiZT until after the second NLRB election, when every ocy hod toe sien up with them if they vanted to keep their jobs. I dont remember sijnins any card for the Procressives either arine the summer of 1940 "I voted ai the end NLRB election voting arain for PIA, I voted this way because that was the way I feit. Noone forced me to vote for PMA -314-