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Re: JOHN L. LiwIS, ET aL. b&b Ic . SID . ae V1 with "hen the mine reopened for good in Nov. 1939 some ons phoned me and i don't remember getting 2 letter and we were given a limited time tv return. I went out ad an still there. Falcetti did not say to mc as to what union I belonged too. No onc ever bothered me there but a couple of guys asked me when I Wal zoing to join over to Uw and i told them I was satisfied the way it vas but they said the Ul. was the best union. They never threatened me that I would lose my job aud they talked to me at the mine, Mo one ever contacted mé at home and when I returned IJ paid my dues to PK as there was no cheek off then. Pla did not use strong arm methods at all as they de- oended upon their men to stick togcther bu.cause they know they had the ma jority ane they did not have to do any cirty vork, I saw quite a few etrongers at wane Ball of whom! 2re Ul men. ‘hen I returned nothing Was said about the wage agreenent and I figured there would be a contract signed later on. — alvars had a good room and wlshoff and FPelcetti never said anything to me abeut wanting UN, back there. I did hear that the yanatement of Mine 3«.cvid not listcn to Piis complaints put would listen to those from Vii, Townes tole py Somconce that if I joined UM. then I could get in free but later en I would have to pay and I told them I would pay if? necessary. "In the sumer of 1940 I never signed anything for UM; and don't know for sure if I signed anything for PMe. sveryhbody was turning over anc I think I joined over to Us after the lust NLR3 cleetion or sither just bifore the election was held, at that clection I voted for Pit, and no pressuré was brot on me and it was 4 fair and zood clection and was by scerett ballot. dovever Ul won because whenever a Pil. quit the new men they ire@ were Wit? men and after the election many quit. I fivally turned ver beenuse I needed a jod and I ay still ther.. The mine was in bad shape when it reopened anc I think it took a lot of money to fix it up and I never heard anything about a fire ther. in 1939. J did not attend the mecting ot, wien’: gues Kicked out and i have attended only 1 UM; mecting since joining, did not have any trovole with F-leetti at Lane Bas T imon him well because he used to live around Virden, Til. on 9-2-43 uv the scst "T have rcad this tvo pig. statement : and I have signed it of my om frou will Scoause Tf is true of my knowledge. vw itness¢ wp Tal cent, Fpl, St. Paul, M4 fa/ - sSc¢lal agent, FSI, - 319 = ae rilwaukee, iS. , 9-2-43.4