UNITED MINE WORKERS' ELECTION, 1971 HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON INVESTIGATION OF MINE WORKERS' ELECTION JULY 12 AND 13, 1971 PART 2 Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare 70-632 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1972 CONTENTS Yablonski, Kenneth J., attorney, accompanied by Clarice R. Feldman, attorney, representing Miners for Democracy; also Mike Trbovich, na- tional chairman for Miners for Democracy; Louis A. Antal and Nick De Vince, MFD candidates in the 1950 District 5, UMWA election____ Trbovich, Mike, vice president of Local 6330 and chairman of the Miners Antal, Louis, A., Arnold, Pa., president of the Harmerville Local of Griffin, Hon. Robert P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan___. Yablonski, Joseph A., attorney, representing, Miners for Democracy. - - Yablonski, Kenneth J., attorney, accompanied by Clarice R. Feldman, attorney, representing Miners for Democracy: also Mike Trbovich, na- tional chairman for Miners for Democracy; Louis A. Antal and Nick DeVince, MFD candidates in the 1950 District 5, UMWA election... - - - Antal Louis, A., Arnold, Pa., president of the Harmerville Local of DeVince, Nick, president of Local 1248, District 5. Griffin, Hon. Robert P., a U.S. Senator from the State of Michigan. Trbovich, Mike, vice president of Local 6330 and chairman of the Miners Yablonski, Joseph A., attorney, representing Miners for Democracy.. APPENDICES Appendix I-Correspondence submitted by Joseph Yablonski, Jr.. Appendix II-In the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; Marion Pellegrini, et al., plaintiffs, vs. United Mine UNITED MINE WORKERS ELECTION, 1971 MONDAY, JULY 12, 1971 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The Subcommittee on Labor met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m., in room 4232, of the New Senate Office Building, Senator Harrison A. Williams, Jr., chairman of the subcommittee presiding. Present: Senators Williams, Randolph, Eagleton, Hughes, Javits, and Schweiker. Committee staff members present: Gerald M. Feder, counsel; Donald Elisburg, associate counsel; and Eugene Mittelman, minority counsel. The CHAIRMAN. The Senate Subcommittee on Labor will come to order at this time. Will the panel of witnesses please come to the table? In opening the hearings this morning, I would like to state that this is a continuing study of the various aspects of the United Mine Workers election of 1969. For the past 7 months, the Subcommittee on Labor has been conducting an intensive criminal investigation into allegations of misuse of funds in the 1969 United Mine Workers election. Last week the subcommittee officially concluded that part of our United Mine Workers inquiry by referring its findings and evidence to the Attorney General for consideration of criminal prosecutions. The subcommittee today resumes its consideration of the other issues arising out of this matter. For the record, it must be stated that the United Mine Workers election and the enforcement of the Landrum-Griffin Act relating to that union has obviously been the cause of great concern to this committee, to the entire Senate, and to the public at large. For that reason I began this inquiry in February of 1970. Unfortunately, the aftermath of the 1969 election has been the cause of even greater concern. Therefore, we are continuing our inquiry in order to fulfill our responsibilities to insure that the great principles of union democracy live and breathe within the ranks of the Nation's coal miners. I believe it will be helpful for the record to review some important background information on this inquiry. The inquiry into the 1969 election of the mine workers started in February of 1970, shortly after Joseph Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for international president of the United Mine Workers of America was murdered along with his wife and daughter. A special appropriation of $265,000 was obtained for this inquiry under S. Res. |