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: * * . — * *. _ STATE OF ILLINOIS ss COUNTY OF SANGAMON) - =; “ 2 = a a renee ee aia cele 300" WILLIAM CROMPTON dfter first being duly sworn oa 5,P : oath deposes and states that he is the present Board Member, »°:. i; District No. 4,: P.M.We Of Ae a oR . vn, ten: ‘ ; i Me a Pag fe tec Affient states that shortly after an Order was.entereg- . by the National Labor Relations Board requiring the Mine B Geel |*.. .. Company to negotiate with Local Union $54, P.M.W. of Ao co the exclusive representative of the exployees of that mine in respees °. to rates of pay, houre’of employment and ether eonditicns ef 6... emplo nt, Cari Nlshoff, the principal omer an4 operator of Mine + B Coal Company told this affiant and other menbers ef the scumittes .. representing safé Looal Union #84 that it was useless to negotiate ©. or attempt to negotiate a contract for the reason that he 414 not,” at least for some time, intend to resume operation of his min@és = °° - OS cee ae Subsoribed and sworn to before me this Ist day of October, 1940 no *, od ; Notary Publde we - rae . : ee rit we * My commission expires Mov. 17, 1941 ~ oe ‘ aa a -* ~ ; co ." ° - . _ - » t . 7 oe “a