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Re: JOHE L. LEVIS, FT AL ee 96553 IETERVIEN TITHE nogotiations with United Mine Yorkers, and to meet with os JOSEPE. OZANTIC. us in a conference, all of which failed, , witb (continucd) “Shortly after August 20, or during the latter part of August 1937, we filed a charge of unfair labor practices against the Mine °B" Coal Comeaay with the NLRB, and subsequent thereto, a petition for Invest tion and Cortifieation. "pon receipt of our charges and petition by Mr. LEONARD C, BAJORK, Regional Director, with offices in Chicago, wo were called into conference before Mr. BAJORK to discuss with hir +he merits in the caso, At a later date Mr. BAJORK conferroc regarding the mittsr with kr, RAY EDUUKDSON, President of District No. 12 United ine Werkers. During tho forepart of September 1937, lr KR then confcrred “sintly with myself, sa} * Fe : r} representing Distric nited W inois, It was the desire of Mr. BAJORK to arrang. 2 settlement of the dispute if possible, and after he stated his desire we in the presence of M=. EDMUNDSON presented ¥r. BAJORK with a petition signed individually by some 413 employees of the total of hea vo ativuead 4. he an 465 employed at the mine as evidences that those workers GOosiTrsa to reprosented by the Progressive Hine Workers of America, "ic specifically roquested Mir, EDNUNDSON who was contending that his union represented the majority to place like evidence for Mr. BAJORK in our presence, fir. CDMUNDSON replied that he did not have to present any evidence in that corference but that he would do so later at a proper time and place. At no timc cithor during thc above stated conferences or at any later date did Mr. EDMONDSON of the United Mino Forkors evor produce any evidence as proof of a majority. This same petition which we presented to Kr. BAJORK was previously handed to Ur. ELSHOFF as proof of the desires of the majority of his employees which, of course, hr. ELSHOFF ignored. The language of this petition was a clear indication as to the Mine "B" employeest desire for collective bargaining under tha Progressive Hino jiorkers of Amorica, ee “As ao rosult of the aforcstated conforonce the order for 4 hearing rs on our petition was issued by tho NLRB; said hearing took place at Springfield, | Illinois ot the Federal Building, boing held on October 25, through 27, LOST.” The hearing was followed by a Labor Board Eloction being conducted by the WLRB at the State Armory on Deecmber 5, 1957. ae "During Scptember 1937, the report came out that Ir. ELSHOFF oe intended to open tho mine undor tho United Mine Viorkers which rosulted in . practically all of tho Mins "B" employces, mombcrs of Local 54 Progressive Mine horkers, going out to the mine to picket against any possibility of the “ee — nae . -_—= . - eee