THE NEW YORK STAT F. TEAMSTE ~S CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

J>ARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This J>ar1icipation Agreement. executed by the under::>ig.ned Teamsters Local Union (hercinaller "Union") and Employer, 

is the basis l(>r participation in the Nc\v York State Teamsters Conll!rencc Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinafter "Fund''). 

The Ernployo.:r. its participating employeo.:s. and the Union. as a condition or participation in this f-und. arc bound by this 

J>anicipation Agreement. the Trust Agreement. Plan documents and all or the rules and regulations of the found now and/or 

hereafter m.lopted by the Board ofTnrsteo.:s. 

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

employees doing. bargaining. unit wmk. irrespcctivc or whether said employees arc rull-timc. part-time. casual or seasonal. 

except as is otherwise provided ho.:rein. 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 l(>llows. not to exceed the maximum: 

covered CirmrpofEmployccs (Dt.!line> Van Auken Expresss, Inc. #0652 

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Deat h ($.05 if Total 

Schedule lkndit Rates of Contribution: Hourlv elected) Hourlv Weeki ' 

Default 0 Yes 0 Encctiw ().llOI/2016 7.1439 285.76 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Elli:ctiw 0 1l01/2017 76261 305.().1 

Schedule B 0 Encctivc 01/01/2018 8.1409 325.64 

Schedule C [!] Encctive 0 1/01/2019 8690~ 347.62 

- - -- ScheduleD D Elkctive 

Schedule E 0 El'lcctivc 

Schedule G D Eflcctivc --- --

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

Cown:d Employees: [!] Bargaining D Non-llargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees li·omthe first hour of the lirst day of employment. 

Formula l(>r Road Driwrs Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty dividt.!d by 25 miles per hour equals hours 

per trip. 

(d) All such payments to bl.! mmk to th~· Fund arc to be received by the Fund oflkc on or before the tenth (lOth) day of the 

mnnth lollowing the molllh in which said monies were accrued. except when otherwise agreed by the found. but not to exceed 

by the end or the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Emplnyer tn timely contribute on :my of its employees as spccilied herein shall make tht.! Employer 

liable l(lr all employee bene lit claims which arc incurred during the period or delinquency. damages. reimbursement to the f-und 

for the Fund's attorneys· Ices. auditor:;· Ices. 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 stnn of ten percent 

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

obligations set l(ll'lh above. In addition. when the Employer is notilicd in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent. the 

Employer must immediately pay the delinquent mnount to the Fund. Alier said payment. the Employer may appeal the f-und's 

decision to the Board ui'Tnrstees. whose decision shall be linal and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any or the rules tlf the Fund. the Employer nnd all its parlicipating employees. at the Fund's sole discretion. shall cease to 

participate in the Fund. and tht.! Empltlycr shall be responsible lor all the benelits and all other charges specified herein. 

3. The Fund may. at any tim\!. audit tht.! payroll records of <my and all employees or the Employer at a time mutually agreed 

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

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

the Fund. In addition. the Employer shall be responsible as set f011h in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules. 

regulations and/or collt.-ction policies. 

-L The Fund shall be open to pm1icipation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

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

jurisdiction or 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 10 continue to make contributions on all these 

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

and all rules and regulations or decisions c.:ovcring this group that arc issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

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

speci licnlly de line the category or c<Jtcgorics involved. 

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

Relations Act of 1947. as nmemh:d. or :my other State or Federal statute or regulation. such declanuion shall in no way impair 

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

e:.;prcssly dcc.:larcd to he saved from such illegality. 

6. Paymcms to the Fund must he mad~ by th~ Employer lor all compensable vncation and holiday time up to a maximum of 

one full calendar year. 

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

being eflcctivc. sul'licient monies to pay the required contributions during the period of absence and such monies shall 

thcrcalier be promptly l(nwardcd 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. 

S. The Employer agrees to furnish sw.:h information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. If a rcgulm employee is absent because or illness or off-the-job injury nnd notilics the Employer of such absence. the 

Employer shall continue to make the required wntributions 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 he paid f(lr a period of more than _4 __ 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 :tssigns. 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 Tn1stccs against nny 

claimant. applicant. employee. p:u1icipant. the Union or the Employer pertaining to the fund in any manner. shall be brought in 

the appropriate court in the County or 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 ol'lic~ M the American Arbitration Association and all hearings and relnted proceedings shall be 

conducted in SyractL'\C. New York. In n:gard to li:dcral district court actions. all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

the lJnited States District Court lor the Northern District or New York. The fund shall not be subject to any 

grievancc/arhitmtion pmcedurc set ltlrlh in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specilically agreed that any action or 

proceeding conuncnc~d or initiated in any other jurisdiction or venue shall he transferred to the nppropriate court or tribunal 

specified h~rcin. 

II . This Pm1icipation Agreement shall become dlcctive as or the dale of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be. payable from and alier io4/01f

2016 and continue until expiration or the collective bargaining r--····- ···-·oo·····- ag.reemcnt on 103/31/2019 subject. however. to the discretion or the Trustees. Alier expiration of the collective 

bargnining agreement. this Participation Agreement shall continue in full Ioree and ellcct until a successor collective bargaining 

<lgreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tenninnte the participation of the Employer and 

provide written notice of the date ortcnnin:niun. b) the Employer gives the f'uml at least sixty (60) days advance wrillen notice 

by certilicd mail with r~turn receipt requested or its intent to terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

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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 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: 

WECKESSER BRICK CO 

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 D Yes D Effective 4/112015 6.58 6.58 All HRS WORKED 

Schedule A D No [!] Effective 4/1/2016 7.01 7.01 ALL HRS WORKED 

Schedule B [!] Effective 4/1/2017 7.47 7.47 All HRS WORKED 

Schedule C D Effective 4/112018 7.96 7.96 AlL HRS WORKEO 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

Contract Type: OUPS 0 Freight-National I!] Construction D Municipal 0 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%) ofthe 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 ofTrustees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failure ofthe 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 

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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 bet\veen 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 _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 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

41112015 J and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 12131/

2019 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 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 

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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: 

WECKESSER BRICK CO/NEW HIRES AFTER APRIL 1,2009(TEMP RATE 12 MO PERIOD) 

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 D Yes D Effective 4/1/2015(TEMP 12 MO.) 2.13 2.13 ALL KRS WORKED 

Schedule A D No ~ Effective 4/112016(TEMP 12 MO.) 2.13 2.13 ALL HAS WORKED 

Schedule B ~ Effective 4/112017(TEMP 12 MO.) 2.13 2.13 All HAS WORKED 

Schedule C D Effective 4/112018(TEMP 12 MO.) 2.13 2.13 All HAS WORKED 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

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

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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 perio~ 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 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

411120 15 I and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 12131120 19 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 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

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 (h~reinafter ~'Union") and 

Employer is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Penston & Retirement Fund 

(hereinaft~r "Fund"). The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in 

this Fund, are bound by this Participation Agreement and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted. 

{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: 

Covered Group of Employees (Define) ..:.w:.::ct::;.Cll:...:..H::;.ol;.;.;. mc:...:&:...:c:...:ta:...:..l k;.;:c~o • ..;.tne...:;_ _______________ _ 

Rehabilitation 

Schedule 

60 Month 

Death 

Benefit Rates ofContribution: 

Default [!] Yes 

Schedule A 0 No 

Schedule B 0 

ScheduleC 0 

ScheduleD 0 

Schedule E 0 

ScheduleG 0 

0 Effective 04/0112014 

--- --- ~ Effective 04/0112015 

Effective o4/0~1,-::-:20:-16:-----

Effective 04/0112017 

Effective 

Effective 

Effective 

--- ---

Hour) 

S6.9886 

S7.4079 

$7.8524 

SS.3235 

60Month DB 

($.05 if 

elected 

Total 

Houri 

Contract Type: QUPS 0 Freight-National 0 Construction 0 Municipal 

Covered Employees: lj] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

lj] Other 

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 (1Oth) 

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 (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 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 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 

::I'Jdit 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 a ll 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 ''vritten 

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 LaborManagement Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declaration 

shan 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, 

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

.::; 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 

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THE NE\V YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUI'\1l 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

1. (a) This Pru1icipation Agreement, executed by the tmdersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter "Union") and 

Employer, is the basis for pru1icipation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund 

(hereinafter "Fund"). The Employer, its pru1icipating employees, and the Union, as a condition of pru1icipation in 

this Fund, are bound by this Participation Agreement and all of the rules and regulations of the Flmd now and/or 

hereafter adopted. 

(b) T11e Employer and Union lmderstaud and agree that the Fmtd contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, 

on all employees doing bru·gaiuing unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, pru1-tinle, 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 contlibute as follows, not to exceed the maximum: 

Covered Group of Employees (Define) _w_H_n_Ac_R_E_E_NG_I_NE_E_R_IN_G_c_ot_AP_AN_v ____ __________ _ 

Rehabilitation 

Schedule 

60 Montil 

Death 

Benefit 

Default 

Schedule A 

Schedule B 

Schedule C 

ScheduleD 

Schedule E 

~ Yes 

0 No 

0 

D 

0 

0 

Rates of Contribution: 

Effective OS/0112o12 

Effective ------

------ 05.'0112013 --- Effective o5t0112014 

------ Effective OS/0112015 

------ Effective 

Effective 

60 Month DB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected) Houri 

$3.75 :r s '/, S3.75 

S3.94 7 s·/ S3.94 

S4.14 r. S4.14 - S ·I 

S4.28 I ;. $4.28 

Contract Type: DUPS D Freight-National D Construction D Mlmicipal 

Covered Employees: Ill Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

Week! 

all hours pd 

all hours pd 

all hours pd 

311 hourspd 

[j] Other 

Fonnula for Road Dtivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tour of duty divided by 25 miles per hom 

equals hours per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund ru·e to be received by the Flmd office on or before the tenth (lOth) 

day of the month following the month in which said monies were accmed, except when otherwise agreed by the 

Fm1d, but not to exceed by the end of the same month due. 

2. Fail me on the pat1 of the Employer to timely contlibute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the 

Employer liable for all employee benefit claims which ru·e inctm·ed dming the pe1iod of delinquency, damages, 

reimbmsement to the Fund for the Fund's attomeys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses 

incuned by the Fund in recovering the above. In addition, the Employer must pay all anears due the Ftmd 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. fu addition, when 

the Employer is notified in wtiting by the Ftmd that it is delinquent, the Employer must inlmediately pay the 

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delinquent amotmt to the Ftmd. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Ftmd's decision to the Board of 

Tmstees, whose decision shall be final and binding. In the event of failme of the Employer to comply with any of 

the ntles of the Ftmd, the Employer and all its participating employees, at the Ftmd'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 Ftmd may, at any time, audit the payroll records of any and all employees of the Employer at a time mutually 

agreed upon at no extra charge to the Employer. h1 the event it is fmmd that the Employer has not fully complied 

with the Fund mles and/or provisions of this Participation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the full cost of the 

audit that has been perfonned by the Ftmd. h1 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 mles and regulations of the Fund. h1 addition, the Employer may contribute to the Fund for 

employees working outside the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amotmt indicated above. 

However, if these employees are included, the Employer agrees to make contributions on all employees in this 

categ01y 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 mles and regttlations 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 

defme the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the LaborManagement 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 Ftmd 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 fi:om said employee, prior to the leave of 

absence being effective, sufficient monies to pay the required conttibutions dming the period of absence and such 

monies shall thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Fund in accordance with the mles of the Ftmd. hl tl1e 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 fumish such information as may be necessa1y to enable the Ftmd to cany out its duties. 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injmy 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 injmed on the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee retums to 

work. However, such contributions shall not be paid for a pe1iod of more than __ weeks. 

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

or the Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Tmstees thereof or any employee, 

se1vice provider, representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said 

Trustees against auy claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer per1ainiug to the Fund in 

any manner, shall be brought in the appropriate comt in the Cotmty of Onondaga, New York or other applicable 

hibtmal located therein except where otherwise provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration 

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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 all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or hereafter adopted. 

(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: 

Covered Group of Employees (Define)# 7796 WJW LOGISTICS AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 182 

Rates of Contribution: Hourly Weekly CONTRACT TYPE: 

Effective 11/1/2011 $5.1384 $205.54 D UPS 

Effective 01/1/2012 $5.4724 $218.90 D FREIGHT- National 

Effective 0 1/1/2013 $5.8281 $233.12 D FREIGHT- Area 

Effective 01/1/2014 $6.2069 $248.28 D CONSTRUCTION 

Effective 01/1/2015 $6.6 103 $264.41 D MUNICIPAL 

Effective 01/1/2016 $7.0069 $280.28 ~ OTHER 

Covered Employees: liJ 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 (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 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 LaborManagement 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 _§g_ 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 New York, New York regional office of the American 

Arbitration Association and all hearings and related proceedings shall be conducted in Syracuse, New York. In 

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THE NEW YORK STATE TEA~ISTERS 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 "Fwtd"). The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of participation in 

tbis Ftmd, are bound by this Participation Agreement and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted. 

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

on all employees doing bargaining tmit 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: 

Covered Group of Employees (Define) _M_ors_e_L_um_be_ r_c_om ..... p_a ..... ny _________________ _ 

60 Month 

Rehabilitation Death 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default 

Schedule A 

Schedule B 

Schedule C 

ScheduleD 

Schedule E 

[!] Yes 

0 No 

0 

D 

D 

D 

D 

[!] 

Effective 21112o13 

- ----- Effective 21112o14 

------ Effective 21112o15 

------ Effective 21112o16 

------ Effective 

Effective 

60MonthDB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected) Houri 

.3816 .3816 

.4045 .4045 

.4288 .4288 

.4545 .4545 

Contract Type: 0UPS D Freight-National ~ Constmction D Municipal 

Covered Employees: D Bargaining [!] Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

15.26 

16.18 

17.15 

18.18 

D Other 

F01mula for Road Dtivers 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 (1Oth) 

day of the month following the month in which said monies were accmed, except when otherwise agreed by the 

Fund, but not to exceed by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the pat1 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. fu addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Fund together 

with liquidated dan1ages in the sun1 of ten percent (10%) of the delinquent runow1t. 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 Fw1d that it is delinquent, the Employer must immediately pay the 

1 
delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Ftmd'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 Ftmd, and the Employer shall be responsible for all the benefits and all other charges specified 

herein. 

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

agreed upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is fOtmd 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 fillly 

complies with all mles and regulations of the Ftmd. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Ftmd 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 conhibutions 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 Ftmd. The Employer must request in writing and receive written 

approval from the Ftmd 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 LaborManagement 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 Ftmd 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 mles of the Ftmd. 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 fiuuish such infom1ation as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. Ifa ~:egular-empl~bsent-.because of_ilrness-or ~~the.-j,Gb-inju;r;:;:;;;he ;:player ofsueh:Aobeettec;-

the Employer shall contmue to make the reqmred con~,ytt~ for a pe w . wee · . If a regular e ployee 

is injured on the job, t~Jililyer shall eontinne to~tb~ -required contributions tmtil such em loye to 

'M&Fii:. Howe. et, suetH'ienk=iootiellS-6ball not be paid for a periea ofmo1e than.!..___ weeks. 

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

tribtmal located therein except where otherwise provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbitration 

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THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

1. (a) This Pat1icipation 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 bow1d by this Participation Agreement and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted. 

(b) The Employer and Union tmderstand and agree that the Fw1d contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, 

on all employees doing bargaining w1it work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, part-time, casual 

or seasonal, except as is othetwise provided herein. No agreement between the Employer and the Union shall alter 

this rule or any other mle or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

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

Covered Group of Employees (Define) _M_orse _ _L_um_ be_r c_o_mp;...a_:ny _________________ _ 

60 Month 

Rehabilitation Death 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default 0 Yes 

Schedule A 0 No 

Schedule B 0 

Schedule C 0 

ScheduleD 0 

Schedule E ~ 

O Effective 21112o13 

------ ~ Effective 21112o14 

------ Effective 2111201s 

------ Effective 21112o16 

------ Effective 

Effective 

60 Month DB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected) Houri 

1.7104 1.7104 

1.8515 1.8515 

2.0042 2.0042 

2.1695 2.1695 

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

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

68.42 

74.06 

80.17 

86.78 

D Other 

Fommla for Road Dtivers Contributions: Total miles driven in a tom of duty divided by 25 miles per hour 

equals homs per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Ftmd office on or before the tenth (1Oth) 

day of the month following the month in which said monies were accmed, except when otherwise agreed by the 

Fund, but not to exceed by the end of the same month due. 

2. Fail me 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 dming the period of delinquency, damages, 

reimbmsement to the Fund for the Fw1d's attomeys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbmsements and expenses 

incurred by the Fund in recovering the above. In addition, the Employer must pay all arrears due the Ftmd together 

witl1 liquidated damages in tl1e 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. h1 addition, when 

the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the Employer must inunediately pay the 
delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Ftmd'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 upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is fmmd that the Employer has not fully complied 

with the Fund mles 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 mles, regulations and/or collection policies. 

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

complies with all mles and regulations of the Fund. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Ftmd for 

employees working outside the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the ammmt 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 Pcu1icipation Agreement, cu1d 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 mles and regulations or 

decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fwtd. 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 tlte category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of tl1e LaborMculagement Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such declcu·ation 

shall in no way impair the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of tlte provisions of this Participation Agreement cu1d 

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 tl1e Fund in accordance with the mles of the Fw1d. In the event the 

Employer grants a leave cu1d 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 Fw1d to carry out its duties. 

9. If a regulat: emple;r~ is a9seat-because ef_illness er en:.:;;::~;={:1be Empleverrofsueb n9stl1tee, 

the Employer shall contmue to make the reqmr~.,£il~tf#buh n eJ ) weeks. If a r~gul employee 

is injured on the jo~ the Empl~F- shatl1~tmtitilt\"to p'.ly the required contributions until such ~\n~ rehm1s to 

uoilt. Howe•ter, such eoJH.ribut-ieB&-&hafl-Hot be paid-for a period of more thfm o weeks. u tJ\}JA! CJC~ 

10. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by cu1y claimcult, applicant, employee, participant, the Union 

or the Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Tmstees thereof or allY employee, 

service provider, representative or agent thereof, and all actions and proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said 

Trustees against any claima11t, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to tl1e Fw1d in 

any mall11er, shall be brought in the appropriate court in the Cow1ty of Onondaga, New York or other applicable 

tribtmal located therein except where otherwise provided herein. In regard to witl1drawal liability arbitration 

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APPENDIX A 

ALBANY REGION LRD/AGC 

TEA.t'viSTERS LOCAL 294 (ALBA.J"\fl') 

2012-2016 HIGillVAY-HEAVY RATE SCHEDULES 

Effective July 1, 2012, or for WOl'k on which the canyovcr clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.42 $8.44 $7.95 $1.00 $43.81 

Group 2 $26.47 $43.86 

Group 3 $26.56 $43 .95 

Group 4 $~6.61 $44.06 

Groups .$26.82 _j $tl•l.21 

Effective July 1, 2013, or for work on which the canyover clause hos cxpi1·ecl. 

- Wage-s ~ Welflue Pension Training Total 

Group 1 £26.67 £9.32 $8 45 Sl.OO $45.44 

Group2 $26.72 - -- S45.49 

Group 3 $26.81 $45.58 

Group 4 $26.92 $45.69 

Group 5 $27.07 $45.84 

Effective July l, 2014 or for work on which the canyover clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension 1'mining Total 

Group 1 $26.92 $10.26 $9.00 $1 00 $47.18 

Group 2 $26.97 $47.23 

Group 3 $27.06 $47.32 

Group 4 $27.17 $47.43 

Group 5 £27.32 $47.58 

Effective July 1, 2015 or for work on which the carryover clanse has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.92 $1 1.31 $9.59 1.00 $48.82 

Group 2 $26.97 $48.87 

Group 3 $27.06 $48.96 

Group 4 $27.17 $49.07 

Group 5 $27.32 $49.22 

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APPENDIX A 

ALBANY REGION LRD/AGC 

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 294 (ALBANY) 

2012-2016IDGHWAY-HEAVYWAGERATESCHEDULES 

Effective July 1, 2012, or for work on which the carryover clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.42 $8.44 $7.95 $1.00 $43.81 

Group2 $26.47 $43.86 

Group 3 $26.56 $43.95 

Group 4 $26.67 $44.06 

Group 5 $26.82 $44.21 

Effective July 1, 2013, or tor work on which the carryover clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.67 $9.32 $8.45 $1.00 $45.44 

Group2 $26.72 $45.49 

Group 3 $26.81 $45.58 

Group4 $26.92 $45.69 

Group 5 $27.07 $45.84 

. -- ......... . 

Effective July 1, 2014, or for work on which the carryover clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.92 $10.26 $9.00 $1:".{)0 :· . . .$47,18 . . . 

Group2 ·' ; t$ii723. $26.97 

Group 3 $27.06 $47.32 

Group4 $27.17 $47.43 

Group 5 $27.32 $47.58 

Effective July 1, 2015, or for work on which the carryover clause has expired. 

Wages Welfare Pension Training Total 

Group 1 $26.92 $11.31 $9.59 $1.00 $48.82 

Group2 $26.97 $48.87 

Group 3 $27.06 $48.96 

Group4 $27.17 $49.07 

Group 5 $27.32 $49.22 

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Covered Group of Employees (Defme) B=a:.r:rg:>::a=iru=n~g=-U=rn=·t~---------

I 60 Month 60MonthDB 

Rehabilitation I Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule I Benefit Rates of Contribution: Hourly elected} Hourly Weekly 

Default ol Yes 0 Effective 07/0112012 $7.95 $7.95 

Schedule A ol No • Effective 07/01/2013 $8.45 $8.45 

Schedule B ol Effective 07/0112014 $9.00 $9.00 

Schedule C •I Effective 07/0112015 $9.59 $9.59 

ScheduleD ol Effective 

Schedule E ol Effective 

Contract Type: D UPS 0 Freight-National • Construction 0 Municipal 0 Other 

Covered Employees: •Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the frrst 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 (1Oth) day of the month following the month in which said monies were accrued, except 

.. . - . -·-whe n otliei:Wise agreea l)y theFim(f,out not to-exceeaoy The end ofllie same month au e. 

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 incuned during 

the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund for the Fund's attorneys' fees, 

auditors' fees, comt 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 (1 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 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 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 

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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 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: 

C d G fE I (D fi ) 

Office Clerical and Professional employees 

overe roup o mp oyees e me - ------------------------

60Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Hourly elected) Houri 

Default I!] Yes 0 Effective 14i'tml15 'i' l' c., $3.9200 $3.9200 $151).80 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 11/112018 ' $4.1S$2 $4.1552 $168.208 

Schedule B 0 Effective 111112017 $4.4o•s $4.4().15 $178.18 

Schedule C 0 'Effective 11/1/2018 $4.6688 $4.0088 $168.752 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

ScheduleG D Effective 

Contract Type: 0 UPS 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 ftrst 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 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 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 

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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 ofthe 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 thls 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 iUegality. 

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. 

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 111/112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 101311~0 ~ 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 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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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 nnd 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 

mle or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

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

C dG fE I (D li ) Yank Waste Co., Inc.- Drivers #8758 

overc roup o mp oyees e me --------- - ----- ---- --------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected) Houri 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective 0311512016 .9G47 .9647 38.59 

Schedule A 0 No @ Effective 

Schedule B 0 Effective 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

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 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 (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 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 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 oi'Tmstees. whose decision shall be final 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 nnd 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 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 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 ma..;imum 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 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. lf 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 lor a period of more than _4_· 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 Tmstees 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 Northem District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set fo11h 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 e ftective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a 'able from and after 1031151

2016 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on °3114'

2017 subject. however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and eftcct 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 

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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: 

. YRC Freight 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 0 Yes 0 Effective 08101/2015 1.9987 1.9987 79.9480 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 

Schedule B 0 Effective 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G [!] Effective 

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

(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 amqunt to the Fund. Aller 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 Pa11icipation Agreement, the Employer shall pay the fi.1ll 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 _4 _ _ 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 Cow1 for the Northern District of New York. The Fund shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set fo11h 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°810112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 0?13112016 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 terminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

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