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C Q Re: JOHN L, Lewis, ET AL wea _— "During this same time I never noticed any attempts y UK to orgonize at Mine “B". I never saw any UMW picket lines and I never saw any UMi literatures continue "I never heard anythin: about any UMW spics in PMA. J did not attend a PuA necting on May 11, 1937, the night before the strikes "on May 12, 1937, I went to work as usual as a digger. In the early afternoon the driver told us we were to come out. I did not know why we werc called out but I hoard later that the President of our PMA local called us out because the company refused to fire some men who had organized a UMW local. These men weres Joc Albanese, Andy Schrelevioua, Dominic Fasqualc, Fete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Plotch, a Jacaway, Bowling grcen Bohannon and Jim Hale. I went right home on May 12, 1957 and came back to work the next day, but we never went down into the mine and I heard we would not until these men were cithor fired or went back to PMA. IT heard there was also some rotroactive wage trouble at thia time, but I did not think thot was the reason for the strike. "At no time after May 12, 1937 was 1 ever notified to come to work at Mine "B™ until in Nov. of 1939, I kmow therc was 2 picket line at Hine "BY by PEA in absut Sept. of 1937, but I was not out there the day it startec, and I was in it only about two days. "Durine the summer of 1937 I remembor I signec either two or threc FNA petitions, I never signed any UMy petition, I nover attended many union meotinzs because I lived so far away, ond I do not remember attending any meetings while the Minc "B” was closed. "In Nov. of 1939, I sot notice from tho Company that the Mine "B” was going to rcopen, and so I went back t> work there. I g>t my old room back. I was still a member of PMA ond nothing was said to me about unions, "Prom tho time I went back to work in Nov. of 1939 until I joined UM. after Feb, of 1941, no ono at any time over tricd to get me to join UL. in any way. I was never forced or threatened in any way anc I did not see any organizing going on out there. I hoor a and were organizing, but I never saw them organizing. “I never saw any fizhts but one, wher Sy fought one day. But I do not know why they were fighting, I heard some men were beat up but I never saw any of this, "I voted in « National Labor Relations Board Election in about Dec, of 1937 when FMA beat DMV. I thought it was a fair eloction and no one forced or throotened me in any way, I also voted in the NLRB oleoction in about Feb, of 1941 when UM won, I was not forced or threatencd in any -© 36 -