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Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL b? C. ~ , lo VD cithough this was against ny principles as I felt it - would be well to go back to UMW. This was so far as I know a good honest election in every way. "T cont recall going to the mine when they attempted to cpen it in dan. 1938. - “JT dizn't go near the mine during this time up until the mine opened, I did not attend any meetings ard took no active part in what ™s was poins on at this time. I never heard anything as to why Elsnoff would — not sign with PMA, or how he was able to keep the mine closed ali this time. "IT got a letter telling me so come back to work in Nov. 1939, within a certain number of drys, I dor't remember hor many. I started back to work about two days after the mine opened this wes on a Sunday. When I went back to the mirc no body said neruning tome, I had no understand- ~ ing at all as to wiges vhen we went back to werk, we just figured it would be the recular union wezée seale. I thick thet I Joined the UMM prior to the 2nd. NLAB elecsion, movody arproached me to join the UMW. One PMa man asked m what I wis -oing to do I told him T was going back. JI was discusted because some of the PMa men hid been able to get all they wanted from PMA relief but when I was ont of a job nobody secmed to care or want t> do anything for us, they did send word Shat there was five bars of soap but I told them I couldn't eat soap. Tne PMA man who approached me was the PHA local sect. a fellow by the name of He really came to talk to me about why I wasn't poyine my dues to flay was not threatened and don't know of anyone who was. I have heard rumors of men being beat up by UMW but T heve my first time to see any of it. I dont know anything about any acts of favertism on the part of the management for either UMW or PHA. I dont rec2ll signing any cirds for either PHA or UMV up until the time I rejoined the URN. I did nothing to influence anyone to goin the UMW, "I voted at the 2nd. NLRB election _so far as I know it was an honest election just 2s same as the other one was. Nobody szid anything to me either way. The election was by secrect ballot and as I recall the report was won by UMW. hen I went back to work in Mine "B" it was in very bad shape. Boxes 2 and 9 have never been reopened. All of the cars and rails in these sections were lost. I dont know of any fire at mine B whi le it was closed. I did not hear of nor attend the meeting ot which @7 MeN was kicked out. "I have read the foreroing statement of 3 pages and to the best of my knowledge and recollection it is the truth in its entirety. TI am_ therefore_ signing the same of my own free will ond initaling each page “thereof . ~ 352 -