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RE: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL Lae bID— Dominic Tasquale I recall & he was for U.M.%. Others were wa: he has several names; Andy Schrelevious, and Tony Flotch, was active later on. These men would argue a lot amongst themselves before the strike. I never heard of any parties for Elshoff or U.M.%. I recall when contract AW ipl i OT ran out in Spring of 1967, told us at the Mine EB that he had an extension of the old contract at it was retro-active, but I later heard on that the company denied it. "Se Pha miners felt our PMA officers would get us as good a contract as U.M.w. could get. Gm pay days no one seemed to be sore as we felt we would get back pay when contract was signed. The men I mentioned above were active just before Mine B closed. Mine B never said a thing about the wage agreement that I kmow cf. Just before Mine closed I did not attend a meeting & don't recall of hearing about it. "On May 12, 1937 I did not imow of a strike till I came up on top that afternoon & that morning I never heard a thing about it. I didn't hear a thing tuat dey ebout a pay increase & I don't recall of any members being expelied. I did not lcz* a. cars short but I saw some half lcaded & ao one told me to load any short, i came up on regular quitting time but I did not get notice ahead of time of strike and I was in Box #} then & came up & I] first heard that a strize was on from the other miners, I don't recell what was said as to why there was a strike. I went home and e few days later I helped picket Mine B for a short time and while out at the Mine B on picket I signed a P.M.A. petition and no onc. forced me to sign it and it was to show what side we belonged to. If I recall we signed 3 different sheets as company got one and P.M.A. kept one. I heard about a U.M.A. petition I never was contacted in regard to it. I most likely signed another PMA petition thet fall in 1937 & I believe I signed it at the meeting and no one forced re to sign it. I heard about U.M.T. forming a new local but no one contacted me but I heard of men going around in reference to it. In summer of 1927 I don't recall of anything else happenings JI also heard that some Mine B men & Falcetti were at the Jefferson Mine & that Falcetti was a boss there, znd I believe I also heard something about Elshoff being connected with it. In fall of 1937 I heard thru other P.U.A. men that the mine was going to rcopen & that I should be out at the mine and I went to the Mine but did not go down. Falcetti came down by the shaft and told « bunch of'Ahst if we wanted to go to work we would have to sign up with U.M... as he said the Company had a contract with Uke. None, but 8 or 10 men went down & they were of that old group who were against P.M.A. IJ didn't go to any meeting later that day. The same morning we started to picket & were there about 7 or 8 weeks. I was out there almost all of the time & no one forced me to go out & I went of my own free will and no outsiders were there and it was a quiet & peaceful strike & no U.N.tv. men came out later on. When thc Marshall eamo out I