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4 INTERVIWT “IITH “Qn the next morning, I again went out wesw sew e +e Ae ey we with then, and told him thet we were ready to go to work. The twelve men were there but no ottempt wos mide to put them to worke From tht tine on until we were enjoined in Federal Court late in November 1937 we stayed out there et the mine night and duy to protect our jobse It was rumored about this time thet Uli, was going to bring same strike brenkers to put the mine to works sontinued ) ‘Sorly in October 1937, Twit; a? ,. Pit Commi ttes had a meeting with Elshoff rele tive to putt se mine “ pook to w orke This wos during the tims when negotiations were being otrried on to put the mine to work for u oertain number of days, ond then hold an election. ‘Ye felt that some progress wes mude on this date, but nothing ever come of ite "I wos tine of the electione I voted however SS This wus frou middle of December 1937 Ee ee - we ck te * "te won the election, und were certified on January 4, 19376 The mime tried to open on this morning. JI went out +: Si and others. The United States Marshal would no fo on down to the minee I went on down I went in with the pit committee to see FaLCETTI, saying thut we had the men to go to work end that we had been recognized by the NLRB as the bargeining unione FaLCSTTI said that he wis not recognizing any one but United Mine Tiorkers. Tia AT DT RS Bar Tt aid ter Oaa Tt am presi ident af Tart TAEG THATL . 1 SMI. WA aa DIL Ba at aes ay Ae ee ee ey Wot ee and I said FaALCETTI seid let's not have any argumente going to be any arguments ‘ OSCaR, do you refuse to recognize my men and let them go to work here?! He said ‘Yoo J I am not reoognizing anyone but United Mine Vorkera.' among those present thut morning were the expelled non, as | I said “fell I guess that is about a | un doe gz m tne oar und lefte The mine shut down and did not operate any more until November of 1939. “bout the middle of iiuroh 1938, I vo th ES vent out to the mine to see ELSHOFF. ‘ie hud heard thi.t the mine wus workings ELSHOFF met us and suid ‘hut ure you doing out here; don't you kmow there's en injunotion against youet I st.id ‘not when you come out on businesset ELSHUFF suid ' you have not got uny business out bere with mes! I suid no, but I heve some with your superintendunt. I asked FaLCETTI who hud loaded the props on the oors, stating thot if there wis any work ot the mine we were entitled to it af A tlt - -- under the NLA ruling.» FALCEITI stiid that wus right, Dut tmit the top roast late ~ 30 - a ee ee mee al a nD Sevan A oe eae S| OE OE AR A iY lieth i Ce a a