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RE; JOHN L. LEVIS, ET aL. INTERVIE'T “ITH them they were not going to get retrosctive pay, but ugoin vroduced the contract und csked if any prow: (continued vigions aould be found in it regurdine ratronative d) visions sould be found in it regurding retrofotive piye These fellows were trying to strike the mines From then on until the strike on May 12, 1937, these men did not work muche They would hung around the top of the mine trying to talk to ‘any one who would listen to them, und some days they did not even go downs "Iter in april or the first of May 1937, we expelled five of these men who were trying to strike the mine; thoy were FRANK sUSTIN, TONY PLOTCH, aNDREY SKRELZVEVEIUS, JOE aLBANESE,ond PETE C.uRTER. ae] , ee Peat ek. ae ee) et ah a a gy ee ee ee at this time we were working under a closed shop contriot with Mine B which provided that no one except those who belong to the PH could work ot the minee On the morning of Mcy 12, 1937, efter these mon hod been expelled from the union, I snd und the Pit Committee went to OSCAR FaLCETTI und stuted that these men were no longer progressive miners, und under the contract were no longer entitled to work at Wine Be FaLCETTI coi aocording to the labor board or the Wagner act, I cannot stop those men fran going to worke If I do I will got in beds’ I seid thet I did not think thet thet ned enythineg te do BYvY a0 eu & _ Rt AR i i Wee a Sy hialantaee =) with tho alosed shop contracte He suid thet it wos not for mo to do any thinking cbout ite. He suid that he wes not going to stop those five men from going to work if they wunted toe I lator brought this home to FaLCETTI when he hod signed c contract with the UM, tnd refused to put Pasa men to work because ho hed such o contrescte At thet time he would not even unswer mc. I then oalled up end told him whet had hupooned - oamo out and o ELSHOFF, ELSHOFF supported his superintendant FaLCETTI rolitive to putting the men baok ee owoel witkant fhe Fide Epics. He would not agree with us et 6 ll; we Fee ee FP Waa tat} Spivus FE ee ttt en ad er il wanted him to write up tho onse in cccordonoe with previous prcoeedure, and ELSHOFF refusede He wos oomtending th.t it would be & violstion of the Wagner act to dischurge the five men. He agreed how- ever to sce his luwyer ond give a definite unswer at 2 PM thet cfter noons When wo met him that cfternoon, he started raising olin about the short murm of cocl camming up out of the mine, and refused to deal with us ct all. then went out und told the check woighnan ond engineer that ad refused to negotiute any further with hime MH. alban « +5 agtea dowm to notify the men te to whet hod ing GnecKk weighnan Bent & HOVE Gown VO Nnovaly ne Men BS LO Wiikey seo happeneds The men came out of the mine. “after this there wos same picketing at the mine for a period of ubout three weeks. It was during this time that o petition was ocirouleted among the employees of the mine to see if they wanted to be represented by Pilig approximutely 412 men signed the petition out of © possible 450 or 460. The next time thnt I reosll = 27 -