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owe! r by 2b, ust, — $e1o3 we co carne ne mn ee ama ena __f es ee eee yatta a ema A A at C7, o) a to the strike, reletienship between Rlshoff and the Progressives had been amicable and workable, It is diffieult te wiéerstand — Blohoff's motive in ehutting down fer 83 years, the severe leeses, if he aeteally intended te repay : advanced te hin. Ap long as the nine was shut down, a a ripe opportunity was afforded Imited te proselyte in the rene oa of the Progressive Unien whose members became were end mere 2. demcralised and disecuraged. meet a as the OTT bar only Tasers oF mere nesberee Rieheff f nigoed & elosed shep esutract — with them. fhe Progressives objected ond petitioned the Laber Board for an election, ubich, after hearings, was ordered fer Decenber 15, 1937. fwe days before the election, Bleheff attempted to re-open the mine, notifying United, which dié not have encugh men te re-cpen the nine. On December 15, the Progressives won the eleetion by a vote of 664 te 85, and was certified by the Board as the bargaining agent. 811] Hisheff refused to sign a sentract with then or re-spen the nins, Gh June 27, 1959, the Pifth Gireult Court ef appeals entered an order eaneelling Blehoffts agreencnt with the Enited Mins Workers, end enjoined him from refusing to negotiate with the Progressives. On November 6, 1956, the mine re-opened om an oper shet Baels “until sueh tine as & ecntract seuld be made", ({e) Blehoff aided Mmited end fin Pregressive menbershi eanpaicn.© ogresslves eon eons ‘Snsouraged United and diseeuraced Progressive while the wine was slosed. hese practices, 4t is alleged, eontinued after the mine re-epened. Ase result, United gradually gained in etrength until by mid-gumeer ef i940, they believed they had gained a majority. hey petitioned the Beard for an election, whieh was held in February, 1941, and resulted in a vietory for Uoited Mine by a wote of 869 te 108. On Maresh 6, the Board eortified United as the bargaining agent, end om Mareh 14, © Elshoff signed a elosed shop eontract with thes, thus accom plishing fn sight days with that labor organisation chet be had . refused te dco for threo yeers fer the Progressiveds a : 4. Gentinuation ef te after Mine opened is Noveaber ON Lewis and Elehoff explained al] of the payments as “loans” | intended te prevent the mine from decoming bankrupt ¢uring the | shut-down. The explanations ef Janes and Edmundson are more frenk, s/f 7 ® Further investigation required: