John L Lewis — Part 8

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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, BT ab ot Lo IS by time we were told that the mine was on atrike 0 we came to the surface. This was agreeable to me because I didn't want 3 or 4 spies spoiling our union. aos ww oar st () do recall that two "guys" came to my house to get mg they were the young JACAWAY boy and a fellow nave was satisfied with PMA~and was not interested in "30 me at that time that UW wes the strongest. "T remember that famecamne to my house and told me the mine would reopen and I could go to work. I wert out to the mine to go to work but we began to picket the mine instead. The picketing started be- cause if we went in the cage to work we were told we would heve to join U.M. Wia. I don't recell who told us that except that ws were in a group and the word passed elong through the group. I jicketed along with the rest until we were served with an injunction which stopped us from picketing on the mine property. I did not see any fights or violence during the picketing. *T voted in the NLRE ajection in Bec. 1937 and i think it wes a fair election. I don't recall an attempt to dpen the mine right after the election. "In Novanber 1939, I received a letter saying I could go to work as the mine was going to open. PeNeits decided we should go to work to hold eur jobs because things were in 4 "ness" sbout the union. "sy "I continued to work at Mine "B" and did not see anyone beaten or forced to join UMW. I voted in the second selection and I think this election was a fair one ow far as being able to vote as I pleased and in a secret frshion. Ko threats or promises were made to get me to vote for either Put or UMY. , I am not now a member of P.M.A. because I haven't kept my dues paid because I have not been working in the mines. I prefer nerd to UMW and would want to rejoin P.N.A. if I went back to the mines to wor "I have hed the above statement of akout 34 pages read to me by 5. veh. Special Agent, F.Bel. - . . Special Agent, F. Be Ie, Spflds, Tle rs ; . 73 . a oe ae ee wg aye an ee ee to ace ae De meme ee te te ne te ce om rote s

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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, BT ab ot

Lo IS by

time we were told that the mine was on atrike 0 we came

to the surface. This was agreeable to me because I didn't
want 3 or 4 spies spoiling our union.

aos ww oar st
()

do recall that two "guys" came to my house to get mg
they were the young JACAWAY boy and a fellow nave
was satisfied with PMA~and was not interested in "30
me at that time that UW wes the strongest.

"T remember that famecamne to my house and told me
the mine would reopen and I could go to work. I wert out to the mine to go
to work but we began to picket the mine instead. The picketing started be-
cause if we went in the cage to work we were told we would heve to join U.M.

Wia. I don't recell who told us that except that ws were in a group and the

word passed elong through the group. I jicketed along with the rest until

we were served with an injunction which stopped us from picketing on the mine

property. I did not see any fights or violence during the picketing.

*T voted in the NLRE ajection in Bec. 1937 and i think it wes a
fair election. I don't recall an attempt to dpen the mine right after the
election.

"In Novanber 1939, I received a letter saying I could go to work
as the mine was going to open. PeNeits decided we should go to work to hold

eur jobs because things were in 4 "ness" sbout the union. "sy
"I continued to work at Mine "B" and did not see anyone beaten or
forced to join UMW. I voted in the second selection and I think this election

was a fair one ow far as being able to vote as I pleased and in a secret
frshion. Ko threats or promises were made to get me to vote for either Put
or UMY. ,

I am not now a member of P.M.A. because I haven't kept my dues
paid because I have not been working in the mines. I prefer nerd to UMW
and would want to rejoin P.N.A. if I went back to the mines to wor

"I have hed the above statement of akout 34 pages read to me by 5.

veh.

Special Agent, F.Bel. - . .
Special Agent, F. Be Ie, Spflds, Tle rs

; . 73 . a oe ae

ee wg aye an ee ee to ace ae De meme ee te te ne te ce om rote s