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John L Lewis — Part 21

90 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Sep 13, 1943 · Broad topic: General · Topic: John L Lewis · 90 pages OCR'd
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Soe nateeeemeelieenanmarnesacased ere C © fe: JOM L, LEIS, 8? AL. vot ust said to vot € © Ny 4 4 al ) “A ™” q +] | ny = aa te] te, i voted for the P.li.. because 4 1as wnion, it didn't really make any difference to me rhich union had a majority in the mine. "In the fall of 1939, I got a notice from the company saying that the mine vas going to open up. In July of 1940 I joined the U.M.T., because I thought the majority of the men had joined that union. No one forced ne tos, and no one threatoned mc, i thought that the majority of the men had joined from conversations with them. No onc ever told me that, ‘and no onc ever spokc to me about joining. tIn the clection of February, 1941, I voted for the U.u.”. be- cause | vas a member of that union, It still didn't make any difference to mc vhich union I vas a monber of, I just ranted to be tith the majority. "In the veck after Labor Day, 1943, sonic men vere out at the mine, telling all the men that they didn't have to talk to federal agents if they didn't vant to, J vas in tho vash-house, and didn't hear him, Sone of the men told me about this. ~— ad the forcpoing, consisting of tvo and a half pages, te that it is true to the best of my knorledgc. /s! aT - 153 -
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