he was representing his people [Reinhardt] was very emphatic that  that we look into these things and make sure the problems were resolved." Barram further testified that one of the functions of stewards on the pipeline, including Reinhardt, was "to keep the peace between" unions. Barram stated that if he had known on either the day of this attack or the day before that Williams had reason to believe that he might be attacked by individuals who were members of Local 798, "we would have sat down immediately with Bill Reinhardt, the steward for the 798 local ... and with Bob Williams ... and I'm certain that we could have resolved that situation right there."
Reinhardt's acts of calling the union meeting at the bus loading area, leadingthe union members to Williams for the purpose of extracting money and an apology, under a threat of violence, were closely connected with Reinhardt's union position. It was Reinhardt's position with the union that enabled him to call the meeting. Access to the camp public address system was afforded to him only because of his role as the leader of the Local 798 contingent. As the steward for Local 798 at Tonsina camp, Reinhardt had the authority to assemble his men at any time during non-working hours. This assembly occurred within normal time and space limits for camp union meetings. His conduct must have been actuated, at least in part, by a purpose to serve what he regarded as the cause of the union, for he could have