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did <strong>you</strong> <strong>have</strong> any competition from other unions?<br />

other independents.<br />

MR. CUNNINGHAM: Several.<br />

MR. HARMON: Wh<strong>at</strong> types of unions were they?<br />

MR. CUNNINGHAM: Teamsters, AFL-CIO unions,<br />

MR. HARMON: Did <strong>you</strong> ever find it necessary<br />

to raid any other union to try to take members away<br />

from t.hem?<br />

MR. CUNNINGHAM: Th<strong>at</strong> is wh<strong>at</strong> I did <strong>or</strong>iginally.<br />

MR. HARMON: Nere any of those unions Teamster<br />

unions th<strong>at</strong> <strong>you</strong> tried to raid to get members to leave<br />

them and to join <strong>you</strong>r guards union?<br />

MR. CUNNINGHAM: Yes, I raided Teamster unions.<br />

MR. HARMON: How could <strong>you</strong> do th<strong>at</strong>? How<br />

could <strong>you</strong> raid a Teamster union, <strong>have</strong> the membership<br />

go with <strong>you</strong>?<br />

MR. CUNNINGHAM: Well, I went out and, after<br />

a contract assignment, <strong>you</strong> can always go in and tell<br />

the people they are going to get m<strong>or</strong>e than wh<strong>at</strong> they<br />

<strong>have</strong>. Pl<strong>us</strong> they didn't havo -- the Teamsters Unions<br />

didn't <strong>have</strong> a right to go into the N<strong>at</strong>ional Lab<strong>or</strong><br />

Rel<strong>at</strong>ions Board and ask f<strong>or</strong> a bargaining <strong>or</strong>der, which<br />

I did. And th<strong>at</strong> is wh<strong>at</strong> I <strong>us</strong>ed as part of my <strong>or</strong>ganizing<br />

tools.<br />

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