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¥ er ae ee ee eee wen) £0 BGR INTERVIEW WITH men might picket us, but to go on back to work, and we would QW: alright. He also told us that if we joined the UM, that | he would see to it that Mine A was opened up, because if it was not, he would have the men close down Mine B. We needed to go to work, so wo joinad the UMW that afternoon. "Before the sale of the mine, there had been no talk about ~~ ehanging unions. The mine was olosed down that summer, but the men had not - talked about changing uniona. Some of the men were disatisfied with the . PMI basause of hich shack offe, but TF think moat of than were satisfied with the Pu. I WEE eatisfied with the PMY myself, and would have liked to stay in the Progrossive at that time. Now I do not see any differenca, but I liked, and I think most of tha men, liked the Progressive at that time and wonted to stay in the Progressive Mine Workers of Amsrioa. "The conditions at the mine now are about as they were before. { do not see any change os far as thot ie concerned. I never talked to ELSHOFF m-self. All that I know about whot he said was whet. EEE SST Beene eed bh en ee © us. ASter the tins Feapeiea, thers WES nC ouble of any kind, and we all went back, and got the sam rooms that we had befr.4, 7 ; ? "I sve read the above statement on this page and ~ other pages. It is all true and accurate. ‘ “ee /:/ 7 ees =: ee 2. -~ 4 7 nm a “ - 7 4 + . - 499 - Tee ~ ae. re - ete ef