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John L Lewis — Part 15
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RE, JOHN L. LEWIS, BT aL. £4 oo Hr,
"Between 1932 und May 12, 1937 I did not seo ony
TMi pickets at Mine "B", nor did I see any UM'/ litereture
(continugd being distributed. Prior to May 12, 1937 no one uttempt-
ed to get me to change fran PMn to UST.
"Il do not remember a wego soale controversy in the Spring of
1937.6
"J do not remembor a PMA meeting on the night of May 11, 1957.
"J remember the strike ot Mine "B" started on May 12, 1957, but
I dc not romember any detailse I.do not know if I worked thet dey or not,
nor go I know the reason for tho strike.
"I dco not remember anyone being oxpolled fran Fila before or after
May 12, 19376
"J do not romember signing any petitions in the Summer of 1957
"Tl do not remember the formition of a new Di loos] in the Sumner
ae
4
of 1937.6
"In Sept. 1937 I heard Pld. wus having @ set down strike et Mine
‘BY. I went to wine "B" severcl duys os a picket hs I wos a member of
Pine No onc told me I had to aot es o pickets In the lust part of 1957
an injunotion wus obtained to prevent pickoting tt Ming "8B". It mede no
g@ifference to me whether Pik wes allowed to picket at Mine "3" or note
"I did not know of Mine B" opening in Deo. 1937 or Jan. 19586
"I voted in the N.LsReB- elostion Dea. 15, 1937 for PM... The
election was fair end I voted tho wuy I wanted toe
"Sametime in the lost part of 1939 I reccived s letter to re=
turn to work at Mine "BA". I returned to work ct Mine "B" in tho last
port of 1939 os a member of PMs und puid my dues in Pilh until I joined
Trl sometime in the first part of 1941- No one asked me to join UMi -
Wl AS I oo = TiS £8 A
nor did onyone threaten me if I did not joins
majority of the miners at Mine “RB” were voting for UM7. J think tho
election was foir and I voted the way I wanted to.
"UM won the N.L.R.3. eleotion, therefore, I joined Til 4
short time latere No one asked me to joine
-l163~
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