b'2 comingfromtheInternationalUnion.TheUnionhasrecentl ycompleted atraining manualforapprenticeswhichhasbeensubmittedin draftformtotheLaborCommitteeoftheNationalRoofingCon\'tractorsAssociation.IftheLaborCommitteeofNRCAandtheI nternationalUnioncanreachsubstantialagreementonthi.straining manual, you mayexpecttoseearealeffort madebythevariouslocalsin thecomingyearsfortheestablishmentofa.napprenticeshiptrainingprogram. Thereisalsoactivityatthenationalleveltoc.leartheway forjointapprenticefunds.OnMarch25,1959,identicalhills wereintroducedintheHouseofRepresentat ivesandSenateto clarifythelegalstatusofapprenticeshipfundsandotherapprenticeactivities.Thisbilldeclaresit tobethepolicyofthe UnitedStatestoencourageemployersandemployeestoorganize andconductapprenticeshiptrainingprogramsundertheprovisions ofFederalandStateapprenticeshiplawsandtoeliminateanyobstruc tionsthatmayexi.storoccurwithrespectthereto.Thecruxofthe billisasfollows: 11sec.3.NothinginanyFederalorStatelaworregulationshallbeconstruedtodeclareit unlawfulfor,orto declareit anunfairlaborpracticefor,ortoprohibit, interfere with,impede,orrestrainthefullfreedomof, employersandemployeesengagedincommerceortheirrepresentatives(1)toorganize,administer,orconductanaccreditedapprenticeshipprogram;(2)toselect,screen, hire.,discharge,discipline,place,transfer,andtrainapprenticesin anaccreditedapprenticeshipprogram;(3)to enforce. oreffectuateapprentice. standardsorregulations, or(4)tocontributemoney,materials,orservicestoa jointapprenticeshipcommitteeorboardtobeusedforthe purposeofpromoting,administering,supervising,orconductinganaccreditedapprenticeshipprogr am." Youmaywonderastotheneedforsuchproposedlegislat.i.on.In ouropinion .thebills wereintroducedastheresultofrecentcourt casesinterpretingSection302oftheLaborManagementRelations Actof1947,whichmakesit unlawfulforanyemployertopay money toanyrepresentativeof anyofhisemployeesandforbidsanysuch representativetoreceiveanysuchmoney.ThedecisionoftheNinth CircuitCourtofAppealsin SheetMetalContractorsAssociationof SanFranciscov.SheetMetalWorkersInternationalAssociation,248 F2d307,shouldb.eofpar~icularinteresttoourmem whoarealso bers inthesheetmetalbusiness.TheretheCollectiveBargainingAgreementbetweentheUnionandtheemployerassociationrequiredpayment of2 1/2/per hourintoatrustfundjointly administeredbythree employerandthreeemployeetrustees.Thetrustfundwasestablished forvariouspurposes,amongthemtosuperviseandadminist er ajoint apprenticeshipprogram.TheCourtheldthattheemployerpayments tothejointly administeredtrust fundestablishedpursuanttothe CollectiveBargainingAgreementwereunlawful.Sect ion302cont ains certainexceptionswhichpermitemployerpaymentsintojoi.ntly ad.ministeredtrustfundsestablishedforthepurposeofpayingformedical orhospitalcare,pensionsonretirementordeath,orcompensation forinjuries.TheCourtheldthat noneofthepurposesofthetrust'