Masonry Magazine May 1978 Page. 21
For example, we feel strongly, as I'm sure you know, that legislation which will permit the joint trusteeship of promotion funds by management and labor representatives will strengthen our mutual efforts in this area. As things now stand, federal law prohibits union representatives from serving as trustees of such funds.
We don't believe this is fair. We don't believe it is justified. And we think it weakens the cause of promotion.
So, we'd like to see the law changed in this regard, and we hope that legislation to do this would have your support. Until the law is changed, the future of masonry promotion programs will depend on the readiness of program staffs and and trustees to do all they can to make certain that labor feels it is a partner with contractors on promotion programs.
It is possible that you and we might have some differences on the issue of joint trusteeship of promotion funds, although I hope not. But I am confident that we would be entirely in agreement on another matter of more general urgency-the need for government action to help stabilize the building industry. Both you and our members are now victimized by cyclical fluctuations in building activity-many of which are the result of national fiscal and monetary policies which are short-sighted and misguided in their impact on the construction industry. We should work together to impress on government the need for action to correct these policies, and we will need to work to create a broad construction industry alliance dedicated to this end.
I can envision a time when the kind of consultation we are talking about could result in several different types of action. One might be action that could affect the policies of our organization and yours.
Another type could be action leading to the establishment of additional continuing programs. Still a third type continued on page 24
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