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ee cot RA ee ret Sn ne a © ae Re1 JOHN L. LEIS, ST AL bIc br» IE. WITH "It wos the feeling at the time that the PMA miners, (a who were convicted of the bombings had beon givon a oes raw deal and some thought they wore framed. we, "I don't remember any trouble between PMA and (Mi prior to the atrike. ‘when one of the men was underpaid for the work he was doing, the Pit Conmitteemen instead of helping the man with his grievance, which I believe was a just one, took the part of the Co. The Committoemen 2 remembor werg“Joe Albancse and 4ndy Schrelevious, the man with the grievance was named "I don't know anything about eny social parties or affairs held by Elshoff. “In the Spring of 1937 we were working under a temporary agreement calling for retroactive pay after the contract was reached. There was no doubt in our minds that the PMA could not do as well for us as the (My. Prior to the strike the men worked on feeling confident that everything would be O.K. There was some talk that we might not get a contract but most of the men peid no attention to this. "I recall that there wos a mecting May 11, 1943. I don't know if it was Special or Rogulor, I mew it wns to be held but don't remember how I know. The morning of the strike there was no talk or fuss concorning psy. I don't remember there being any trouble that morning over anything. The only thing I do know was that there were some cars loaded short, but I don't know why. I remember the mine shut down about one half hour before quitting time but I worked on through, I don't know what this was about. 1 secm to remember t som refusal of Elshoff or Falscetti to recognise our representativ “ “I recall signing several PMA petitions the summer of 1957. One of these was a couple of wecks after tho mine closed. I signed it of my own freo will, I heard of a UM. petition that summer but I never saw or signed it. "I signed a 2nd Pidé petition the summor of 1957 this was to go to | the Govt. for something. I signod this of my own free will. ®] remember that a TA local was formed the sumer of 1937, "I recall signing the affadavit of August 25, 1937. I re-affirn the statements therein and acknowledge my signature thereon. "Thero was nothing unusual that happened during the summer of 1937 except that Chas. Bohannon and some others came to Git: get the mon tc | ~ 439 «