WESTERN STATES OFFICE AND 

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES PENSION 

FUND

THIRD SUSPENSION APPLICATION

Exhibit 15 

(Part 1 of 11)

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ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. 

and 

OFFICE AND PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 

INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL NO. 30

DENVER, CO 

October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2018 

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one hundred (100) hours per month for full time positions, and sixty (60) hours per month 

for part-time positions. 

13.2 ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES – Active employees (not laid off) on the seniority roster shall 

be eligible for health and hospital benefits under a plan. 

13.3 NON-ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES – Employees not eligible for coverage under this Article 

are as follows: 

(a) Laid off employees; 

(b) Casual employees (employees having no seniority rights); 

(c) Employees suffering an injury or illness covered by Worker’s Compensation 

benefits; 

(d) Employees on leave of absence. 

13.4 The Company retains the right to change its health and welfare benefits plan and 

providers. The Company shall notify the Union of such changes and further, the Union 

shall notify the Company where to send required premiums should changes take place. 

ARTICLE 14 – PENSION PLAN

14.1 COMPANY PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS – For full time employees (not laid off) on 

seniority roster, to make a contribution on behalf of each employee to the Western States 

Office Employees Pension Fund not to exceed forty (40) times the hourly contribution 

rate per week. The Pension fund rates shall be frozen at the level of the October 1, 2012 

rates for the remainder of this contract. 

 Effective Date Rate Per Hour 

 10-1-13 $9.25

 10-1-14 $9.25

 10-1-15 $9.25

 10-1-16 $9.25

 10-1-17 $9.25

In the event that future federal legislation allows ABF to reduce its pension contribution rates 

which would not cause a reduction in benefits, the Company reserves the right to reopen the 

ABF OPEIU Local 30 contract as it relates to the pension contribution rates. If the parties do not 

agree on a mutually satisfactory resolution to negotiations over such issues within sixty (60) days 

of the start of such negotiations, either party shall be permitted all legal or economic recourse in 

support of its proposals on this matter notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the 

contrary. 

(a) Subject to the forty (40) hour maximum, contributions shall be made for each full 

hour worked by each employee. 

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(b) If an employee is injured on the job, the Company shall continue to make the required 

contributions until the employee returns to work, but not to exceed five hundred 

twenty (520) hours of contributions for missed work opportunities. 

ARTICLE 15 – SENIORITY

15.1 DEFINITIONS: 

Regular Employee - An employee with an established seniority date. 

Permanent Part-Time Employee - A regular employee with a set schedule of less than 40 

hours per week.

Probationary Employee - A regular employee in probationary status as defined in 15.3 of 

this Article.

Active Employee - A regular employee not in layoff status. 

Unassigned Employee - An active employee in an unassigned status as provided in 

Article 19.2 of this Agreement. 

 Laid-off Employee - A regular employee who is in layoff status by proper written notice 

 from the Company. 

 Casual Employee - An employee having no seniority rights under this Agreement. 

 Unless specifically provided otherwise, casual employees are not entitled to any of the 

 benefits or guarantees of this Agreement, except the hourly wage rate when put to work. 

Unless the language in the Agreement clearly refers to a specific employee definition(s), the term 

employee(s) shall be deemed to encompass all regular employees (those having established 

seniority dates). 

15.2 SENIORITY RIGHTS – Seniority shall prevail for layoff, recall, transfer and job 

assignment, provided the employee is qualified to perform the job. There shall be one (1) 

bargaining unit consisting of one (1) office seniority roster. Seniority shall be continuous 

from the date on which the employee acquires seniority under this Agreement, except as 

provided in Article 7.5 (LEAVES OF ABSENCE). 

15.3 FORMULA FOR ACQUIRING SENIORITY – When any casual employees are worked 

(either full-time or part-time) for thirty (30) working days in any consecutive two (2) 

calendar month period, the Company shall be required to add an employee to the 

seniority roster. Days or hours worked replacing regular employees absent for any reason 

shall not be counted. 

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