THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

1. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agm:ment, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board ofTrustces. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall bo made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this role or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation AgreemenL 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to eKceed the maximum: 

1.-'!CE B!VfJIAQEoi'\.U nMI! SAU!S RI!PS. W!AQIAM)j$1!RS. DROUGHT TECHS IMED PRIORlO III1I2COe 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)-----------------------

60 Month 60 Monti! DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri 

Default 1!1 Yes D Effective tlt/2011 .... , Ut 184..40 

Schedule A B No ~ Effective tJI/2017 U8 ~a tes.eo 

Schedule B Effective tJI/2018 5.11 5.111 2t17.20 

SchedulcC 0 EtTcclivc 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

SchedulcG 0 Effective 

ContTDct Type: QUPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0Municipal (!]Other 

Covered Employees: [!) Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part oflhe Employer to timely contribute on any or its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay aJI arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often pen:ent 

( 10%) of the delinquent amount The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquen~ the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to lhe Fund. After said paymen~ the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees. at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. . 'l 1 1 /dP cof/e,.41 b'f f'h;.r uruA't ~,.f 1flro l/7/ ~ 

3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any .. nd all employees of the Employj\at a time mutually agreed 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charse to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been performed by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees arc included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

S. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee Is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

th~fter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and docs not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to ~ out its duties. 

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9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of four (4) weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _o __ weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreemenL It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified hen:in. 

I I. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1

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and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on j12131'

2018 . .I subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement Is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees terminate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date oftennination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

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Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIP ATIQN AGREEMENT 

I. (a} This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension &. Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, Its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees arc full-time, part·time, casual or seasonaJ, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall aher this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Lake BaVarBij&- SALES,MEACHANOISERS & SEASONAL HIRED AFTER 611/2006 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)------------------------

60 Month 60Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death (S.OS if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri 

Default [!J Yes 0 Effective ~yut .2.1 .23 uo 

Schedule A 0 No l!l Effective ltc:Ond YN r A8 ~a 11.40 

Schedule B 0 Effective lhird)Ut .ev .Ill 27.80 

Schedule C 0 Effective lollllllyut .92 .12 3UO 

ScheduleD D Effective illll!U 1.15 1.18 -48.00 

Schedule E 0 Effective a~~~~.,.., 1.24 1.24 41.80 

ScheduleG 0 Effective NYtnlh.,.. 1.34 1.34 53.80 

Contract Type: 0UPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal I!J Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Formula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund arc to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys• fees, auditors• fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. Jn addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

(10%) of the delinquent amount The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shaJI not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final nnd binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein . •. 

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3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any 

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REV. 201407 
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARIICIPAJION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund''). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement. the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board ofTrustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees nrc full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

{c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Lake Beverag&- SALES,MERCHANDISERS & SEASONAL HIRED AFTER 61112006 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)------------------------

60 Month 60MonthDB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri 

Default ~ Yes 0 Effective elgtllhy.ar 1.42 t.4Z suo 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective t*llhyut 1.51 t.S1 110.40 

Schedule B 0 Effective leflll'lyut 1.150 1.110 64.00 

Schedule C D Effective 

Schedule 0 0 Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

Contnct Type: 0UPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0Municipal [!]Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals houJS 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which arc incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay a11 arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

( 10%) of the delinquent amount The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. ln addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. 

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3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employer at a time mutually agreed 

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upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement. the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been perfonned by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees arc included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement. and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

S. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to fum ish such infonnation as may be necessary to enable the Fund to C8I'JY out its duties. 

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9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period off~ weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than ~weeks. 

l 0. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant. employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and pro<:eedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse. New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

II. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after (s11/201 6 ~and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on j121311

2018 ~ subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement. this Participation Agreement shall continue in full forte and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date oftennination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return ~ceipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

2 

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Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter .. Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension &. Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union. as a condilion of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board ofTruslees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund conbibutions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the max.imum: 

Lake Beverage- Drivers/Helpers/Warehousemen Covered Group of Employees (Define)------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death (S.OS if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri eJected Houri 

Default E) Yes D Effective 11112011 2.40 2.AO 91.00 

Schedule A No [!] Effective 1/112017 2.&4 uc 101,110 

Schedule B D Effective 11112011 2.ft 2.ft 107.10 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E 8 Effective 

Schedule G Effective 

Contract Type: 0UPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0Municipal [!]Other 

Covered Employees: @ Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on oil employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund an: to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth} day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay all arreass due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum of ten percent 

(10%) of the delinquent amount The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. 

JY 1{4-J 117/ll·cOJ.Iufld h'1 .fhiJ o y/'~~m tJI--t3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employe~ at a time mutually agreed 

1 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit tbat has been perfonned by 

the Fund. Jn addition, the Employer shall bo responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement nnd the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the colleclive bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on tile same 

basis as is provided in this Puticipatlon Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically de tine the category or categories involved. 

S. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provi.sions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. lf an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to cany out its duties. 

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9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of four (4) ;;eeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _o __ weeks. 

I 0. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees tllereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to tile Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

II. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 11/112°16 .J and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1

12131/2018 1 subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Puticipation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees terminate lhe participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date oftennination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer bas an obligation to 

2 

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Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement. the Trost Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board ofTrustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

role or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

{c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Lake Beverage- DRIVERS!HELPERSIWAREHOUSEMEN PROGRESSION 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)-------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri ele<:ted Houri 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective RRSTYEAA .30 .30 12.00 

Schedule A D No (!] Effective S£CONOYEAA .50 .!Ill 2CUlO 

Schedule B D Effective THIRDVI!AA .75 .75 JCUXI 

ScheduleC D Effective fOIJR'Tlt y !AR 1.00 1.00 40110 

ScheduleD D Effective F1FTHY£AA FULLAA~ FUU.RA~ 40HOURS 

Schedule E D Effective 

ScheduleG 0 Effective 

Contract Type: OUPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal I!] Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Formula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum of ten percent 

(10%) of the delinquent amounl The late payment ofany delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board ofTrustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure ofthc Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. J /IJ 

/)1:> Cove.-~d b't fJ, iJ a!Ja.~ ... -.-l- P' V71/l 

3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employe~ at a time mutually agreed 

I 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charge to the Employer. Jn the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been performed by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

S. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation nnd holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. lf an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absen~ 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such infonnstion as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

M l;:e.ro(o) - 1fJ:!.II/71/I 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make tile required contributions for a period of feur E'» weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _o __ weeks. 

I 0. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitmtions shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In rc~rd to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement II is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

II. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1

111'2016 .. J and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on j121311

2018 . . l subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date oftennination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to tenninate participation because it no longer bas an obligation to 

2 

REV. 201407 
Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

1. (a) This Participation Agreement. executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees. and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement. the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees arc full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Lake Beverage- Fullllme Sales Reps, Hired after 6/1/2006 PROGRESSION 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)------------------------

60 Month 60Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elect Houri 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective FIRSl'YEAA .47 A7 11.10 

Schedule A 0 No [!) Effective SECOND YEAR .14 .14 37.80 

Schedule B D Effective THifiOYEAR Ut 1At 50.40 

Schedule C 8 Effective FO\mTHYeAR , .. , ... 71.20 

ScheduleD Effective RFTHYEAA F\.U.RATE FULL RATE 40HOURIS 

Schedule E B Effective 

Schedule G Effective 

Contract Type: OUPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal [!]Other 

Covered Employees: (!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Formula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any ofits employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

(10%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate In the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. ,J iJ Ill/ t 

~c<>ve"'" by .fh:.J fi'Jf"G.C',., CAf Jf'I<I '/// 

3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any t"d all employees of the Employ.ilat a time mutually agreed 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In lhe event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement. the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been perfonned by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

bnsis ns Is provided in this Participation Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all th~ 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

S. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Fedeml statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessaJ)' to enable the Fund to C8J'TY out its duties. 

f)U &er" {o) 1f1J' 1/1//1 

9. If 11 regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of~ weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pny the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _o __ weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. ln regard to withdmwal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievanccJarbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

II. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after ~~ 12° 16 i and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on j121311201B J subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date of termination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to tenninate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

2 

REV. 201407 
Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agr~ment, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter .. Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York Slate Teamsters Conference Pension&. Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

{c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Lake Beverage- DRIVERS/CASUAL-SEASONAl HELPERS/WAREHOUSEMEN 

Covered Oroup of Employees (Define)-------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death (S.OS if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective tltr.!llll ,053 .OM 2.12 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 

Schedule B 0 Effective 

ScheduleC 0 Effective 

Schedule 0 0 Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

Contract Type: 0UPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal [!]Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees. auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition. the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

(I 0%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above, In addition, when the Employer is notified In writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees., whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund•s sale discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other chii!&CS specified herein. oJ c ovu~J by fAu .a JtY.e-tAr ~~~~ f/7//(' 

3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records ofan\and all employees of the Employj\at a time mutually agreed 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been perfonned by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction ofthe collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on aU employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee., prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and docs not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to aJI other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such infonnation as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

J::J.J c. e ,..o r o). .- Jf. J;J In I /6' 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and noufies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of ~ weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _o __ weeks. 

1 0. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbilntion Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievancelarbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

11. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date or execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1111/2016 I and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1!21311

2018 ' subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninate the participation of the Employer and 

provide wrinen notice of the date of termination., b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to tenninate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

2 

REV. 201407 
Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter ··union") and Employer. 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter '·Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees. and the Union, as a condition of participation in this fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made. as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work. irrespective of whether said employees arc full-time. part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows. not to exceed the maximum: 

C d G •

1

_ 1 <D ,. > Larned Trucking - Drivers #7626 

overe · roup ol :mp oyecs e 1ne --------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Bene lit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected) Houri 

Default ~ Yes 0 Effective 2/112015 5.53 5.53 221.20 

Schedule A D No [!] Effective 211/2016 5.86 586 234.40 

Schedule B 0 Effective 2/112017 G.21 6.21 248.40 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E 0 Eflcctivc 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

Contract Type: ours 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal [!]Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the lirst day of employment. 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be mndc to the Fund arc to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued. except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable lor all employee benefit claims which arc incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' tees. auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition. the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

(I 0%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition. when the Employer is notilied in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board ofTmstces. whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the fund. the Employer and all its participating employees. at the Fund's sole discretion. shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. 

3. The Fund may, at any time. audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employer at a time mutually agreed 

I 

REV. 201407 
upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been performed by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis ns is provided in this Participation Agreement. and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non·covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended. or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions arc hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sunicient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions lor a period of four ( 4) weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than~ weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer. or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and nil actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga. New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings. all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions. all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

11. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 1°210112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 01/

3112018 subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and etTect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date of termination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

2 

REV. 201407 
Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

J>ARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement. executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hcrcinnflcr ··union'') and Employer. 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter •·fund''). 

The Employer. its participnting. employees. and the Union. as a condition of participation in this Fund, arc bound by this 

Participation Agreement. the Trust Agreement. Plan documents and all of the ntles and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hercaller adopted by the Board ofTrustccs. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made. as set forth herein. on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work. irrespective of whether said employees arc full-time. part-time. casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows. not to exceed the maximum: 

~ . Larned Trucking - Garage #777 4 

Covered Group of Employees (Deline)---------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation De nth ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri ' elected) Houri 

Dcllllllt (!] Yes 0 Effective 21112015 7.98 7.98 319.20 

Schedule A D No @ Effective 21112016 8.46 8.46 338.40 

Schedule B 0 Effective 211/2017 8.97 8.97 358.80 - --- Schedule C 0 Eflcctive 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

Contract Type: ours 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal ~Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the lirst day of employment. 

Formula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per triJ>. 

{d) All such payments to be made to the ~Jnd arc to be received by the Fund oflice on or before the tenth (lOth) day ofthe 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued. except when otherwise agreed by the Fund. but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which arc incurred during the period of delinquency, damages. reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys· Ices, auditors' fees. court costs. disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition. the Employer must pay nil arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the smn of ten percent 

( 10%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition. when the Employer is notilied in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent. the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees. whose decision shall be fi nal and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the mlcs of the Fund. the Employer and all its participating employees. at the Fund's sole discretion. shall cease to 

participate in the Fund. and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. 

3. The Fund may. at any time. audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employer at a time mutually agreed 

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upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement. the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been performed by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules. 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the l'und. In addition. the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement. and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union. subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947. as amended. or nny other Stntc or federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or cominuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement nnd such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegnlity. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer lor all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a ma.ximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence. the Employer shall collect from said employee. prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sutlicient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

therealier be promptly lorwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and docs not so comply. the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or ofl:the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence. the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of four (4) weeks. If n regular employee is injured on 

the job. the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However. such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than ~weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant. the Union or the 

Employer. or their agents. successors or assigns. against the Fund. the Tmstccs thereof or any employee. service provider, 

representative or agent thercot: and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant. applicant. employee. participant. the Union or the Employer pertaining to the l'und in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings. all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional onicc of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse. New York. In regard to federal district court actions. all such actions shall be commenced and henrd in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

II. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 1°210112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 

°

113112018 subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. Afier expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement. this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tcnninatc the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date of termination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

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Treasury
THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund"). 

The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in this Fund, are bound by this 

Participation Agreement, the Trust Agreement, Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) The Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, on all 

employees doing bargaining unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual or seasonal, 

except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter this rule or any other 

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

LC Whitford (Hauling) Covered Group of Employees (Define)----------- ---------- -----

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Weeki 

Default ~ Yes D Effective 511/2016 3.9114 

Schedule A D No @ Effective 51112017 4.1461 

Schedule B D Effective 5/1/2018 4.3949 

Schedule C D Effective 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

Contract Type: OUPS D Freight-National D Construction 0 Municipal ~Other 

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first day of employment. 

Formula for Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (I Oth) day of the 

month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except when otherwise agreed by the Fund, but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee benefit claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

above. In addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together with liquidated damages in the sum of ten percent 

(10%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations set forth above. In addition, when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

participate in the Fund, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified herein. 

3. The Fund may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employer at a time mutually agreed 

I 

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upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully complied with the Fund rules 

and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the audit that has been performed by 

the Fund. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set forth in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to participation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

all rules and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for employees working outside the 

jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amount indicated above. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this category subject to the same conditions and on the same 

basis as is provided in this Participation Agreement, and the Employer also agrees to continue to make contributions on all these 

employees for as long as there shall be a collective bargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union, subject to any 

and all rules and regulations or decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

and receive written approval from the Fund in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must 

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration shall in no way impair 

the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions are hereby 

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

6. Payments to the Fund must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the rules of the Fund. In the event the Employer grants a leave 

and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contributions subject to all other requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury and notifies the Employer of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of four ( 4) weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However, such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than ~weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the 

Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider, 

representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said Trustees against any 

claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration proceedings, all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston, 

Massachusetts regional office of the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse, New York. In regard to federal district court actions, all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specifically agreed that any action or 

proceeding commenced or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall be transferred to the appropriate court or tribunal 

specified herein. 

11. This Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 1? 120 ~ 6 l and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 413012019 J subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees terminate the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date of termination, b) the Employer gives the Fund at least sixty (60) days advance written notice 

by certified mail with return receipt requested of its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

2 

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Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury