In the Matter of Sleep Products, Inc., Bankrupt

HERLANDS, District Judge.

I

The fundamental question raised on this proceeding involves the scope of the word “wages” as used in section 64, sub. a(2) of the Bankruptcy Act, Title 11 -U.S.C.A. § 104, sub. a(2) 1 which grants priority to wage claims against a bankrupt. Do contributions required to be made by an employer to a union welfare fund pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement constitute “wages” within the meaning of that statutory provision, entitling a claim for such unpaid contributions to priority' as a wage claim when the employer becomes bankrupt ?

That question must be answered…