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a TATTSY torre Re: JOHN L. LEVIS, E bye e118 1937. These men were ULS organizers and were rying to get the miners to join the UMF; Joe Albanese, ohn Ananias, John Sirtout, George Jacaway, Emory Jacancy, James hale, Charles Bohannon, Cudge Bumgarner, Andrew ‘Schrelevious, Dominic Pasquale, Pete Carter, Frank Austin, Tony Flotch. INTE SUITE VTTH of tr continued J The ULIS passed out UMY literature at the mine prior to the strike on May 12, 1937. This was found in automobiles and alson the road leading to the mine. These Ui organizers were talking up the UH’. Neither Elshoff or Faleetti did anything to discourage this. I observed that from 1932 to ay 1937, the PMA and the Company Opcr:tc~3 gid not appear to be on especiall, friendly terms. As to the wage scale agrsenent in 1937, I was of the impress- ion, gained from the Pha officials, that we, as PNA miners were working on 2 retroactive contract dating back to April 1, 1937. However, this point wis disputed by Evshoff and we never got our money. I only went to about one fourth of the mine mectings. I knew that some of the Ulf aggitators were expelled from the FMA foc eislovelty and organizing for UES. TI recall I attended the Pia meeting on Mey 1l- 1927. the day before the mine closed. I got a notice of this special meeting by a notice on the bulletin board at the mine. On the night the followir- mon wer: expelled from the PMA as best as I can recall; Joe Albanese, Rotton Ananias, Andr-w Schrelevious, Fete Carter, anc Dominic Pasquals, and Charles Bohannon. Wone of these expelled men were present. I do not recall what evidence was presented. On May 12, 1937, the other miners learned of the expulsion by word of mouth. Elshoff would not prevent these expelled men from working and the PMA members did not want to work under these circumstanc: 5 "I did not know that coal cars were bein= loaded short on May 12, 193? and later when I found out abous it 7 did net determine the reason for it. The PHA miners did not want to po back to work as long as these expelled miners worked there. tT 4 signe the PMA petition of May 26, 1937 to show I was a member ed of thit union. I do not recall signing any other petition that summer. "After the mine closed in My, 1937, I worked in the PMA picket line for a week or 50. I do not recall going to the mine to get a job at ny time the Operators attempted to reopen the mine before November, 1939. "To NLRB election of December 15, 1937 held at Springfield, Illinots, was one of the most honest elections I have ever taken part in. As far as I know, no fraud attended this election, and as far as I know it was entirely voluntary. No strong arm tactics were used by either union. ra rr