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emer aa ae . Bet ; eh Tir ie a celta Ee aa lanai A err naam ee ed pris ¢ v RE: JOHN L, LEVIS, ET ab b7e E20 covre? ITH YQ ocr went to the gine the first day that the mine opened in 1937, I read it was to open in the paper. {continued) I went to the Mine to work. “hen I got there the U.M.W. officials were in the mine office and told me if I would join I could go to work. IJ refused to do this. I saw some of the nen previously mentioned go down into the mine. IT remember "Sannie" went down with clean clothing on, I went home and heard that night the F.Hva. Wag going to picket so I went to help. we went to protect our job, We were there of ovm will, to protect our job and gaurd the property. There was no trouvle durinz this, all of the men therc were from our own local. Ve were allowed to go ond cone as we pleased. « few D.M.u, men Culm out Dut they said nothing they were just there to look. I was at th. mine the eveniny the marshall cane out, ns read something to us & told us wo had to leave. We were heartbroken over this feeling we had lost our job. "I did not go out when the; triud to open the nine a few days latcr, I did hear about it. "T voted at the first N.L.R.B. clection. I wont right from home to the armory. I votcd for PIN... because that wes the way I wanted to votc. This was an honest and ;;ood vlection, by seerct ballot. TI did not sec any U.tL". men or anyone clsc giving out witerature at that tine. "I heard on the radio that Minc B was open in Jan. 1938 and that sone mon had gone to work, but I did not go out. "IT know nothing about how Elshoff was able to keep the mine closcd so lonz. I heard thet Tony Plotch was working at the Jeffirson mince, his uncle "Tony" told mc. I knew nothin, of Falsetti going to work therc. "I got a registcred letter telling me when the mine was to open in 1939. I went out on Nov. 10, 1939 at that time I sav Felsetti who asked me my check number and mut inc beck to work at once in uy own room . Nothing was said about waycs or unions‘at the tine. I figured we would get the Tll. union wayes. ".e@ knew Elshoff would not decl with the P.N... but had no idea why. "J paid P.lia. dues after we went back and up unil 2nd N.L.R.B, clection when JT joined ULL. otch, John "Cotton" unanais, and myself at hone, to TI beiicve this was in 4,75 740. I told then and a third men cam. and saw get us to sicm up for U.N. JT rouid not join until the P.flla. local did, ther did not threaten me but they told nc I would have no job if I did not join. & short tine later -194- eS a ta Se te ge Se he Re