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3 “3 206507 Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL was fined 50¢ for each meoting missed. After the eleotion of 1941 I was forced to join the eS to c ; that the P,M.A. always did overything in their power to help their mnombers. "From the time I began working at the mine until the strike in 1937, I did not know of any time when the U.M.W. sct up & picket line, although T An emoamkhawe af ame «an ¢46e nee oetiane whan 2 man at¢nn at hen hi whee bes GG Pemtmosor Of Ons OF TAS OCCeSions Fist & MAN S6yVood eo eee Me the entrance of the mins and passed out handbille, telling the men to join the U.M.W., and that they could join without paying en initiation fee and that they would get a cut on their dues for a certain period of time, "In June of 1936 an election of officers for P.M.A. was held. dust before this election, 12 mer, namely, Joc Albanese, Andrew Schrelevioug, ° Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank Austin, ToHY Plgtch, Cotton Anenieas, John Sirtout, George and Emory Jacaway, Charles Bohannon, and James Hale, el) momhaee af thea DW A hat haem tr lieine ron the maw aed attenwnbin Ce eee FUGUE UE VII fo pidetia yg FU we Ei Wha Rai YO Vie MOl GaiG avTsnp tang wo cause dissatisfaction with the P.M,.A. to try to get the men to join the U.M.W. Approximately a year before the strike, because they were afraid that the above named men might be hurt, the Mine B company gave these men a seperate wash room in the office building at Mine B. Some of these 12 men were drivers, some were company men, and some loaded coal, The drivers and the company men could get 211 over the mine and were in a position to talk to the miners and to agitate them to join the T.M.¥. . | ae! Toth, man oe 19 man nee ne want oma wawnn iu angse af Ton were pr Tree OG wero 2c) with the management much of the time. They had the “pect of everything, an al - the diggers would get the best rooms, <All of these men wont around with Falcetti, and I know that they went out together. I heard that Falcetti was Along at one time when some of these men tried to get miners to join the U.M.%,, but I don't kmow if this is true or not, "At the time the contract between the company and P.M.A. ended in 1937, the lenders of P.M.A. told the mon that they had no contract, but that 4t- ae rarplkies eae ne Pe eee ee ee ee eee rs & wont d VohSt Gi Men were works 416 Mibu Gil GAVChSAGH oF Lio Uh contr ee & new onc could be signed, The members of F.M.A. were willing to do whatover the leadcrs thought was best. At this time there was some trouble about the back pay question, namely, the pay the men were to receive from April 1, 1937, until the now contract was signed at a highsr scale, This question was finally settled, the union giving into the management, and agreeing that the wage scale would begin at the time the new contract was signed, The man were satisfied with this arrangement beenuse they did not - 247 - wre twee i a er en i a eet em