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. u · 1 '\ rYe u..J (NV\ ' .-J 

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

Covered Group of Employees (Define) GENESEE BREWERY /SHUTTLE AS 

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri 

Default D Yes D Effective 1/J/2018 .30 .30 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 11112017 .325 .325 

Schedule B 0 Effective 

ScheduleC 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 

Schedule E [!] Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

Contract Type: O 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 first day of employment. 

Week! 

12.00 

13.00 

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

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

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

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

above. [n 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 ofany 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 c~ut duties. 

1,.5)/ u \'-'\(' \ \\. i{) 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-the-job injury ~tifies the Emp er of such absence, the 

Employer shall continue to make the required contributions for a period of faur-{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 payable from and after 111112016 I and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 12117/2017 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 ofthe 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: 

MILLER BRICK CO./OPERATIONS MANAGER 

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 ~/112015 7.473 7.413 92 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 41112016 8.09 809 323.60 

Schedule B D Effective 4/112017 8.757 8 .757 350.28 

Schedule C D Effective 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E [!] Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

Covered Employees: 0 Bargaining [!] Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 cnny 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. 

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

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1

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11

2015 -·-- . .l and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on l3/31/2018 I subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

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

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

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

by certified moil 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 

1. (a) This Participation Agreement, executed by the m1dersigned 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 Ftmd, are bound by this Participation Agreement and all of the mles and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted. 

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

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

or seasonal, except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement bet\veen 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) _a_eo_R_G_E_M_ru_e_A_BA_rc_K_c_o_M_PA_N_v _____________ _ 

60 Month 

Rehabilitation Death 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default 

Schedule A 

Schedule B 

Schedule C 

ScheduleD 

Schedule E 

D Yes 

D No 

00 

D 

D 

D 

D 

00 

Effective 4/112015 

------ Effective 4/112016 

------ Effective 4/112017 

Effective 

Effective 

Effective 

------

60 Month DB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected Hotu·I 

$6.12 $6.12 

$6.52 $6.52 

$6.95 $6.95 

Contract Type: 0UPS D Freight-National [!] Constr11ction D Mw1icipal 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

PER HI'\ PAlO 

PEA HI'\ PAID 

PER HI'\ PAID 

D Other 

Fonnula for Road Drivers Conttibutions: 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 Ftmd 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 

Fw1d, 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, 

reimbm·sement to the Fund for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses 

incuned by the Fw1d in recovering the above. h1 addition, the Employer must pay all anears 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 inunediately pay the 

1 
delinquent amotmt to the Fund. 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 failure of the Employer to comply with any of 

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

audit that has been pe1f01med by the Ftmd. In addition, the Employer shall be responsible as set fot1h in this 

Pat1icipation Agreement and the Fund's mles, regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Ftmd shall be open to pat1icipation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully 

complies with all mles 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 ammmt indicated above. 

However, if these employees are included, the Employer agrees to make connibutions 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 allmles and regulations or 

decisions covering tltis 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 tl1e provisions of this Pat1icipation 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 tl1e 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, tl1e Employer shall collect from said employee, prior to tl1e leave of 

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

monies shall thereafter be promptly f01warded to the Fund in accordance with the mles of the Ftmd. In the event tl1e 

Employer grants a leave and does not so comply, the Employer must pay the contlibutions subject to all other 

requirements in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to fumish such infonnation 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 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 iujmed 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 period of more than _o __ weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings c01mnenced or initiated by any claimant, applicant, employee, par1icipant, the Union 

or tl1e Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Fund, the Tmstees thereof or any employee, 

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

Trustees against any claimant, applicant, employee, pa1iicipant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to tl1e Fund in 

any mallller, shall be brought in the appropriate com1 in the County of Onondaga, New York or other applicable 

tribtmal located therein except where otl1e1wise provided herein. In regard to withdrawal liability arbin·ation 

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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 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 ofEmployees (Define) ...::D:....;.r"""iv;_;;e;.;.. rs.::_ ___________________ _ 

Rates ofContribution: 

Effective 07/01/09 

Effective 07/01/10 

Effective 07/01/11 

Effective ----- Effective ____ _ 

Effective ____ _ 

Covered Employees: 

Hourlv 

4.00 

4.25 

4.50 

[i] Bargaining 

W~yQ~ ,fj CONTRACT TYPE: 

Max;wt"h~s D UPS 

" 

" 

D Non-Bargaining 

D FREIGHT- National 

D FREIGHT- Area 

0 CONSTRUCTION 

D MUNICIPAL 

[i] OTHER 

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

Fommla 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 (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 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 

categmy 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 194 7, 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 inforn1ation 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 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 NE\V 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 (hereinafier ··Fund"'). 

The Employer. its participating employees. and the Union. as a condition of par1icipation 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 

he rea tier adopted by the I3oard of Trustees. 

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

employees doing bargaining unit work. irn:spective of whether said employees are full-time. part-time. casual or seasonal. 

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

rule or provision of this Pa11icipation Agreement. 

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

Malone Concrete and Massena Readymix: Drivers and Dispathers 

Covered Group of Employees (Deline} ------------- ---------------

60 Month 60 Month 013 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule 13em:li t Rates of Contribution: Hourl r elected) Hourl r Weeki 

Default 0 Yes 0 Effective 12101115 4.69 4.69 on all hours worked 

Schedule A 0 No @ Effective 1111116 5.05 5.05 on all hours worked 

Schcdule B 0 Effective Pension slip expires afiCr 12/31/ 16 ---- Schedule C 0 Ellcctive ---- ScheduleD [!] Effecti ve 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

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

Covered Employees: 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions b~gin on all employees from the first hour or the first clay of employment. 

l'ormula lor Road Drivers Contributions: Total miles dri ven 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 \\hich said monies were accrued. except when otherwise agreed by the Fund. but not to exceed 

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Fail ure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as speci tied herein shall make the Employer 

I iable lor all cmploycc ben\!! it claims which are incurred during the period of delinquency, damages, reimbursement to the Fund 

lor the Funcl·s attorneys· Ices. mtditors· tees. 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 deli nquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

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

Employer must immediately pny the delinquent amount to the Fund. After said payment. the Employer may appeal the Fund·s 

decision to the Board of Trustees. "hose dec ision shall be tina I and binding. In the event or fail ure of the Employer to comply 

with any of the rules of the Fund. the Employer and all its pa11icipating employees. at the Fund's sole discretion. shall cease to 

particip<lte 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 nny nnd all employees or 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 f011h in this Participation Agreement and the Fund's rules, 

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to pat1icipation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

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

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, pat1icipant, 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 fot1h 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. 

I I. This Pat1icipation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 11115 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 121311

16 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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Treasury

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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 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) Plattsburgh Quarries- Ready Mix Drivers and Dispatchers 

REHABILITATION 

Rates ofContribulion: Hourly Weekly CONTRACT TYPE: SCHEDULE (attached) 

Effective 4/1/2014 $6.27 on all hours paid 0 UPS D Default 

Effective 10/1/2014 S6.79 on all hours paid 0 FREIGHT- National 0 Schedule A 

Effective 4/1/2015 $7.35 on all hours paid 0 FREIGHT- Area 0 Schedule B 

Effective 4/1/2016 $7.96 on all hours paid D CONSTRUCTION 0 Schedule C 

Effective D MUNICIPAL D ScheduleD 

Effective [!] OTHER 00 Schedule E 

Covered Employees: [j] 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 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 furni$h 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. 

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 

2 
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Treasury Redacted by the U.S. Department of the 

Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury
THE NE\V YORK STATE TEAMSTRRS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This P<u1icipation Agr~~m~nt. executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter ··union'') and Employer. 

is the basis for par1icipation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retirement Fund (hereinaller "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 th~ lloard 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 \\Ork. irrespective of whether said employees are full-time. par1-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 Part ic ipat ion Agreement. 

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

Potsdam Stone and Concert: Drivers and Dispatchers Covered Group of Employees (Deline) --------------------- -------

GO Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitat ion D~ath ($.05 if Total 

Schedule lknelit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected) Houri 1 Weeki 1 

Def~ru lt 0 Yes 0 Efl~ctive 12/ 1115 4.62 4.82 on au hours worked 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effective 12/1/ 16 5.19 5.19 on all hours WO<ked 

Schedule 13 0 Effective Peosion stip expires after 12131116 

---- Sch.:dule C 0 Elkctive ---- --- ScheduleD ~ Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G 0 Encctive 

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

Covered Employees: ~ Baroainino I:' "" 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employe.:s li·omthe first hour of the first day of employment. 

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

per trip. 

(d) All such paym.: nts to be made to thi.! Fund are to be received by the Fund ofti cc on or before the tenth (I Oth) day of the 

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

by the end of th.: same month du.:. 

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

liabk tor all.:mployce bene lit claims \\ hich arc incurred during the period of delinquency. damages. reimbursement to the Fund 

lor the Fund's attorneys· fees. nuditors· fees. coun costs. disburs.:ments and expenses incurred by the Fund in recovering the 

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

(I 0%) of th.: del inqu.:nt amount. Th.: late paym.:nt of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

obligations !'>et lorth abow. In addition. \\hl!n the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent. the 

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

decision to the Board or Trustees. whose decision shall be fina l and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

with any or the rules of the Fund. the Employer and nil its par1 ici pati ng employees. at the Fund's sole discretion. shall cease to 

participate in thc Fund. and the Employer shall b~: responsible for all the bene tits and all other charges specified herei n. 

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

I 

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

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

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

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be open to pat1icipation by any group of members belonging to a participating Union that fully complies with 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

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

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

grievance/arbitration procedure set fot1h 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 Pat1icipation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1

1211115 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1

12131116 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 pat1icipation 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 cet1ified 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 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: 

fi 

Saranac Lake Quarry: Drivers and Dispatchers Covered Group of Employees (De ne) ---------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri' Weekl r 

Default D Yes D Effective 11/1/15 4.88 4.88 on all hours worked 

Schedule A D No @ Effective 11/1/16 5.26 5.26 on all hours worked 

Schedule B D Effective Pension stip expires after 12131116 

Schedule C D Effective 

ScheduleD [!] Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

Covered Employees: @ Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the 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, coutt 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 

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 '.vith 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 Pm1icipation 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 ir~ured 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 1

11/1/15 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 11213 111 6 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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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 Tntst Agreement. Plan documents and all of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

(b) ·n1e Employer and Union understand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made. as set forth herein. on all 

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

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

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

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

Grimm Building Materials #5258 

Cowred Group of Employees (Deline)---------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Bene lit Rates or Contribution: Houri ' elected) Houri , Weeki 

Dellmlt ~ Yes D Ertcctive !)l/0 1/2016 1.75 1.75 70.00 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Ellcctive !)lJU 112017 1.85 1.85 74.00 

Schedule L3 0 Ellcctive CW0112018 1.97 1.97 78.80 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

ScheduleD 0 Ellcctivc 

Schedule E 0 Ertcctive 

Schedule G 0 Ertcctive 

Contract Type: OUPS 0 r:rdght-Nntional @ Construction D Municipal 0 Other 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

Formula l(lr Rmul 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 

hy the end of the same month due. 

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

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

for the Fund's nttorneys· Ices. 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 or any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it lrom the 

obligations set for1h above. In addition. when the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the 

Employer must immediately pay the ddinquent amount to the Fund. A tier said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Trustees. whose decision shall be lin a I and binding. In the event of failure of the Employer to comply 

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

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

3. The Fund may. at any time. nudit 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 amVor collection policies. 

4. The Fund shall be Opl!n 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 <lbove. However, if these employees are included, 

the Employer ngrces 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 lor ns long as there shnll be n 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 found. 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 

spcci lically 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. liS amended. or any other State or Federnl statute or regulation. such dcclaration shall in no way impair 

the efTectivenl!ss or continuity of the r..:st of the provisions of this Participation Agreement and such provisions me hereby 

expressly dcclnrcd 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 snid employee, prior to the leave of absence 

being eiTective. sullicicnt 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 inlonnation 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 notilies 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 llay the required contributions until such employee returns to work. However. such 

contributions shall not be paid lor a paiod 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 assign.<>. against the Fund. the Trustees thereof or any employee, service provider. 

reprcscntntive 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 or Onondaga. New York or other applicable tribunal located therein except where otherwise 

provided herein. In regard to withdrawn! linbility arbitration proceedings. all such arbitrations shall be initiated in the Boston. 

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

conducted in Symcuse. New York. In regard to lcdcral district court actions. all such actions shall be commenced and heard in 

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

grievance/arbitration procedure set torth 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 

specilicd herein. 

II. This P~1rticipation Agreement shall become cflcctive as of the date or execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall ~.J~ayable from and after 1°410112016 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1031311201 9 subject. however. to the discretion or the Trustees. Aller expiration of the collective 

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

agrl!ement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees terminate the participation of the Employer and 

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

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

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