Evening star., 1941-11-17
$4,000 Miners
Heed Stakeholder
In Pennsylvania
Fewer Than 1000 Men
Report for Work
On EorIy Shifts
Nv the Associated Press.

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BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov 17.-Com-
plying with orders Of U. M w. Presi-
dent John L. Lewis, most of Western
Pennsylvania $4,000 captive coal
miners stayed from the bituminous
pits today, cutting III fuel supplies
to steel mills for the third time in
10 weeks.
A survey of strategic areas showed
fewer than l, 900 reported for the
7 am. shifts. the first full shifts
scheduled since Mr.. Lewis called for
renewal of the strike which had
twice been terminated by truces,
The c. I. o. United Mine Workers
are demanding q union shop in the
captive mines, owned by the steel
companies and supplying coal to
steel mills exclusively. The union
shop requires a miner to become
U. M w. member within specified
period of employment.
At JohnStown, city police esti-
mated about 325 of 500 on the day
shift at the Bethlehem Steel Co.
Rosedale mine walked through line
of pickets to enter the pit. Last
month. the same number at the
mine defed strike order and re-
ported for work.
No Pickets at Red Lion.
More than 125 were reported in
the H c. Frick Coal Co.'S Colonial
mine at Red Lion, Fayette County,
where $50 had worked during the
night. There we're no United Mine
Workers pickets at that mine.
A non-striker at the Rosedale
mine in Johnstown said the men
were sick of strikes asserting the
miners there had been called out
four times in the last couple OF
years He added:
Every time the company buys
coal at the commercial mines. Then
we give up the strike and 60 back
and work only two or three days a
week until all that coal Is used up"
On the other hand. Ted Krensh-
kon, U. M. W. finance secretary
at Republic Steels strikebound Rus
selton mine in Allegheny County,
said:
We're 100 per cent patriotic. but
when they have a union shop at
Rural Ridge "a nearby commercial
mine) we can't understand why We
can't have it here"
Under U. M. w. laws. miners who
defy a strike call can be expelled
from the union.
UnionistS at Mine Gates.
Almost generally, all was quiet.
At most mines, committees of q
half dozen U. M. w. unionists were
stationed at mine gates. As a few
workmen showed up they were ad-
vised the strike was on and that
there was no work All turned back.
One Fayette County miner, who
reported at one of the Frick mines
with about 10 others. said there
probably would be no widespread at
tempt to enter the mines unless
troops were sent into the mine fields
to protect non-strikers.
q. NJ w. leaders, on the other
hand. said If troops were called out.
the U. M. w. would strengthen its
picket lines.
Claims IS Per Cent Membership.
William ]. Hynes, president of U
M. w. district 4. which includes
Fayette County. asserted that 9s
per cent of the miners there are
U. M. w. members One C. I. O
spokesman in the county said, how
ever, he believed from 80 to 81
per cent of the captive miners in
our district are willing to 60 back
to work If the operators keep the
mines open"
Some of the Fayette County
miners said in interviews last week
they opposed a strike at this time
because on a desire to cooperate
with President Roosevelt and the
defense program. Their wives
shared this feeling-and added they
were tired Of getting small pay
checks" which followed the strikes
In September and October.
Company officials said unani-
mously I'VE are willing to operate
it all depends on the men" The
management of the Crucible Coal
Co. operated by the steel concern
of that name, said "at least SO per
cent of the men want to work and
will report if there is no picketing
Pickets appeared at some mines.
Thirty OF them tur"ed away en-
ployes of the Buckeye Mine of
Youngstown Sheet & Tube last
night. In other sections union lead
ers considered picketing unnecessary
and merely sent out pit commit
tees to notify the men not to appear
at the coal pits today
Vote to Picket Mines.
At California. Pa. union delegates
voted to picket captive mines OF
the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp,
one of the two major steel firms
in this area which have granted
the union shop sought by the
strikers. The other is Allegheny
Ludlum Steel
In q second move TO encourage
sympathy walkouts, the U. M. w
also voted to picket 20 commercial
mines in District f. Coal operator,
in Pittsburgh expressed belief work
ers in commercial mines would be
called out within "a to 48 hours il
the strike is not settled.
Steel fabricating concerns face thu
prospect of curtailing operations
this week unless coal supplies ART
replenished. Estimates of coal stocf
above ground ranged from six day.
to two weeks supply.
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