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: 

Fletcher Gravel 

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 5110/15 $4.16 $4.16 $166.40 

Schedule A D No I!] Effective 5110/16 $4.43 $4.43 $177.20 

Schedule B I!] Effective 5110/17 $4.72 $4.72 $188.80 

Schedule C D Effective 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

Covered Employees: I!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

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

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

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

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

(10%) of the delinquent 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 ofthe 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 pat1icipating 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 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 information as may be necessary to enable the Fund to carry out its duties. 

9. If a regular-emJ:~Ioyee is aeseHt because of illness oF-eff-tfle-joe injury anEI-Aotifies the employer of susfl-a9sence, tho-

-Em~er shall continue to make the required contributions...fo~g~~ur (4) weelcs. If a regulat=-employee is injttred-orr 

_, _ the_j.ob,_the...E.mJll.o¥er shall continue to pay the-required contribu~~ti-1-such-empl~rns to work. However, sueh-

-wfltt:i.bl:ltioR-S-Silai-1-Aot-be-pate-for a period of more-tftatl __ w~ 

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 1

5110115 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on js/9/18 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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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) Heavy & Highway Agreement- Fletcher Gravel 

REHABILITATION 

Rates of Contribution: Hourly Weekly CONTRACT TYPE: SCHEDULE (attached) 

Effective 06/01/12 $6.62 all hours pd D UPS [!] Default 

Effective D FREIGHT - National D Schedule A 

Effective D FREIGHT- Area D Schedule B 

Effective [!] CONSTRUCTION D Schedule C 

Effective D MUNICIPAL D ScheduleD 

Effective 00 OTHER D Schedule E 

Covered Employees: lj) 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 (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 

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. 

:-lf-a-regular employee is absent-because of-illness-or-off4h~ ob-injury-and noti-fies-the-EmployeN:}f.stJeh-absenee; 

the Employer-shall continue-to-make the required contributions-for-a peried of four-(4) weeks I-f regulaF-empl~yee· 

is injured on the job,-the-Bmployer-shall-eontinue-to pay the-requiFed oontr-ibutiens-tmti~-suGh empleyee-r-etums-to · 

·work-:-Hewever;-such-eont-ributions-shal-1-not-be-paid-for-a-per-iod-of-more-tkan __ week-s.· 

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 

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THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE I>ENSION AND RETIREM ENT FUND 

J>ARTICif>ATION AGREEMENT 

I. (a) This Participation Agreement. ~xecutc:l by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union er~inafter ··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. arc bound by this 

Participation Agreement. the Tm!'t Agreement. Plan documents and nil of the rules and regulations of the Fund now and/or 

hereafter adopted by the 13oard ofTrustccs. 

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

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

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

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

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

G fE I D fi 

Forest Materials, Inc. - Truck Drivers #21 02 

Covered roup o ·mp oyecs ( e me)--------------------- - - ----

60 Month 60 !VIonth 013 

Rehabilitation Death {$.05 if Total 

Schedule 13enelit Rates of Contribution: Hourly elected) Hourlv Weeki' 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective 09101/i015 1~2~ N'A 5.1424 <05.70 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effecti\ c 

Schedule £3 0 Effective 

Schedule C 0 Effectiw 

ScheduleD 0 Erfccti\c 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

Contract Type: O urs 0 freight-National 0 Constnu:tion 0 Municipal ~Other 

Coven:d Employees: ~ Bargaining 0 Non-llargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees fi·om the first hour of the first day of employment. 

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

per trip. 

(d) J\ II such payments to be made to the Fund ar.: 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 p:-~rt of the Employer to timely contribute on any of its employees as specified herein shall make the Employer 

liable for all employee bene lit claims which :.1rc incum!d 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 rcco,·ering the 

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

(I 0%) of the delinquent amount. ·n1e late payment of any delinquency by the Employer shall not in any way relieve it from the 

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

Employer must immediately pay the dclimtt:cnt amount to the Fund. Alier said p:1yment. the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the 13oard 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 lor 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 nt no cxtrn charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer has not fully contplieJ 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 r-und. In addition. the Employer shall he responsible as set forth in this Participation Agr~.:emcnt and the f-und '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 nd9ition, the Employer may contribute to the f-und for employees working outside the 

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

the Employer agrees to make contributions tln 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 hargaining agreement between the Employer and the Union. subject to nny 

and all rules and regulations or decisions co' ering 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 or the provisions or this r>articipation Agreem('nt 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 f-und must be made by the Employer for all compensable vacation and holiday time up to a nwximum 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 cflcctive. 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 requirem~nts in paragraph 2 herein. 

8. The Employer agrees to furnish such inlomwtion 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 il~ury and notilics the Employer of such absence. the 

Employer shall conti nue to make the required contributions for a period of four (4) weeks. If a rcgul:tr employee is inj urcd on 

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

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

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

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

representative or agent thereof. and nil actions and proceedings commenced by or on behnlf 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 procet.!dings shall be 

conducted in Syracuse. New York. In regarJ 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 torth in any collective bargaining agreement. It is specitically 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 bl!comc cflcctive as of the date of execution hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be a 'able from and after [09/01/2015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on °813012016 subject. however. to the discretion of the Trustees. A tier expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement. this Participation Agreement ~hall continue in full force and eflect until a successor collective bargaining 

agreement is e.x~x:utcd by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tcnninate 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 ceniticd 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 hy the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter ··union"') and Employer. 

is the basis for participation in the New York State Teamsters Conference Pension & Retircm~nt 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 

herealler adopted by the Ooard of Trustees. 

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

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

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

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement. 

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

Fort Edwards Express - Clerical #1187 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rchabi I it at ion Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri • elected) Houri • Weeki • 

Dclitult [!] Yes 0 Effective 07101r.015 1.9228 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 07101r.016 2.0382 

Schedule B D Effective 0710112017 2.1605 

Schedule C D Effective OT/0 1r.018 2.2901 

Schedule D 0 Effective 07/01/2019 2.4275 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

Covered Employees: 0 Bargaining [!] Non-Bargaining 

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

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

pl!r trip. 

{d) All such payments to be made to the Fund arl! 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 nccnrcd, 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 incu1Ted 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 pmticipating employees, at the Fund's sole discretion, shall cease to 

P.articipate 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 he responsible as sci 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 mles and regulations or decisions covering this group that arc issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing 

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

specilically define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreem~·m be declared to be in violation of the Labor-Management 

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. 

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

being encctive. sufticient 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 n regular employee is absent because Ctf illness or off-the-job injury and notilies the Employer of such absence. the 

Employer shall continue to make the required •:ontributions for a period of four (4) weeks. If a regular employee is il~urcd on 

the job. the Employer shall continue to pay the r<!quired contributions until such employee returns to work. However. such 

contributions shall not be paid for a period or 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 Court 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 

spcci lied 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 r 07'0112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 031

3112020 subject, however. to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

bargaining agreement, this Participation Agreement shall continue in full force and eO'cctuntil 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 retum 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 Sta!e 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: 

Fort Edwards E>~press - Cement #1189 and Petroleum #1190 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected) Houri ' Weeki 

Default ~ Yes 0 Effective 07/0II:tOIS 3.7695 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 071011:t016 3.9957 

Schedule B 0 Et1cctive 071011:t017 4 .. 23>1 

Schedule C 0 Effective 0710112018 4.4895 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 0710112019 4.7589 

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 (lOth) 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 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. Aller said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund's 

decision to the Board of Tmstecs. whose decision shall be tina! 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 f-und rules 

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

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

regulations and/or collection policies. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specilically deline the category or categories involved. 

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

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. sullicient 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 f-und 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 or 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 thereoC 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 tribunalloeated 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 f-und shall not be subject to any 

grievance/arbitration procedure set forth in any collective bargnining 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 

speci tied herein. 

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

hereinabove shall be payable from and after r 0710112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on I 03/31/2020 subject. however, to the discretion of the Tmstecs. 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 tem1inatc the participation of the Employer and 

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

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

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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 Ftmd 

(hereinafter "Ftmd"). The Employer, its participating employees, and the Union, as a condition of patiicipation in 

this 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 unit work, irrespective of whether said employees are full-time, pat1-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 (Defme) .:.F.::ul~to;.:.;Osweg::;.:.::.:.::..:.o ___________________ _ 

60 Month 

Rehabilitation Death 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default [!] Yes 0 Effective 04/0112013 

Schedule A 0 No [!] Effective 04/01/2014 

Schedule B 0 Effective 04/0112015 

Schedule C 0 Effective 04/0112016 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 04/0112017 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

60Month DB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected) Houri 

$10.8629 

$11.5146 

$12.2055 

$12.9379 

$13.7142 

Contract Type: 0UPS D Freight-National D Constmction D Mtmicipal 

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

$434.5160 

$460.5840 

$488.2200 

$517.5160 

$548.5680 

[I] Other 

Formula for Road Drivers 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 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. 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 dm-ing the period of delinquency, damages, 

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

incurred by the Fund in recovering the above. In addition, the Employer must pay all anears due the F1md 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 fotib above. In addition, when 

the Employer is notified in writing by the Fund that it is delinquent, the Employer must immediately pay the 
delinquent amotmt to the Ftmd. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Ftmd's decision to the Board of 

Trustees, ':-:=-:-.e decision shall be fmal 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 Ftmd's sole discretion, shall cease to 

pat1icipate 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 fotmd that the Employer has not fully complied 

with the Ftmd 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 pru1icipating Union that fully 

complies with all rules 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 runount 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 Pat1icipation 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 regulations or 

decisions covering this group that are issued by the Fm1d. 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 Pat1icipation Agreement be declru·ed 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 accordru1ce 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 infotmation as may be necessaty to enable the Ftmd 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 injured on the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required conuibutions until such employee returns to 

work. However, such conttibutions shall not be paid for a peliod of more than _4 __ weeks. 

10. All actions and proceedings conunenced or initiated by any claimru1t, applicant, employee, participant, the Union 

or the Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the Ftmd, the Trustees thereof or ru1y employee, 

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

Tmstees 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 

tribtmal located therein except where othetwise 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 this 

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

he reafter 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: 

G& T Air Expediting Services Inc. Full-time employees 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Week! 

Default [!] Yes D Effective 01/01/2015 3.31 3.31 132.40 

Schedule A D No [!] Effective 01/01/2016 3.56 3.56 142.40 

Schedule 13 D Effective 

Schedule C D Effective 

ScheduleD D Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

Contract Type: 0 UPS D Freight-National D 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 Fu nd 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 o n 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 f und may, at any time, audit the payroll records o f 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 

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

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

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

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

and all ru les and regulations or decisions covering this group that arc 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. Sho uld any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation o f the Labor-Management 

Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other Stale 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 max 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 o f 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 herei n. 

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. 

lO. All actions and proceedings commenced or initiated by any claima nt, 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 aga inst 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 lo 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 initialed 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 1°110 1/

2 0 15 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 11213112016 subj ect, 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 te rminate participation because it no longer has an obligation to 

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10ZO 

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 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 Ftmd contributions shall be made, as set fm1h 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 tllis Participation Agreement. 

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

Covered Group of Employees (Define) _G_en_esee _ o_rc_wl .... ng._c_o ..... (v_arom_ _ e .... n)...._ ________ _____ _ 

60 Mouth 60MonthDB 

Rehabilitation Death 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: vJ Q ($.05 if Total 

elected) Houri 

Default I!) Yes D Effective ~ :J./11 6 3 2.70 na 

---- 2.70 108.00 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effective ~ ~)10/!IJ. 

D Effective zL~L,o2.86 na 

---- 2.86 114.40 ~-

ScheduleB ~ 3.03 na 3.03 121 .20 

Schedule C D Effective ~ :LL9/!1P ~ 3, :J.:J. -na __ _ ~ I.L~,~ 

ScheduleD 0 Effective W&.,.._ _ _ _ _ 

Schedule E D Effective 

D Freight-National 

e; 

Contract Type: 0UPS D Constrnctiou D Mtmicipal ~Other 

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the fust 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 Ftmd are to be received by the FWld office on or before the tenth (lOth) 

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

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

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

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

reimbursement to the Fund for the Fund's attorneys' fees, auditors' fees, court costs, disbursements and expenses 

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

with liquidated damages in the sum of ten percent (10%) of the delinquent 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 

I 

0 
delinquent amount to the Fw1d. 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 FWld'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 oftlte Employer at a time mutually 

agreed upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is foWld 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 fully· 

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

employees working outside the jurisdiction of the collective bargaining agreement in the amoWlt 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 Pruticipation 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 this group that are issued by the Fund. The Employer must request in writing and receive written 

approval from the F\md 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 LaborMrulagement Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any oilier State or Federal statute or regulation, such declru·ation 

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 FWld must be made by tlle 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 Fw1d in accordance with the mles of the FWld. In the event the 

Employer grants a leave and does not so compl~, the Employer must payC0 contributions subject to all other 

requirements in paragraph 2 herein. f..A-nltd Wx~ "1 IJ;{ WP...~ 

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8. The Employer agrees to furnish such information as may be necessary to enable the FWld to carry out its di!.i s. 

9. If a regular employee is absent because of illness or off-lbe-job injury and =he Employer of such .i sence, 

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

is injured on the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to 

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

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

or the Employer, or their agents, successors or assigns, against the FlUld, the Trustees thereof or any employee, 

service provider, representative or agent thereof, and all actions ru1d proceedings commenced by or on behalf of said 

Trustees against any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the FlUld in 

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

tribWlal 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 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 & Retjrement 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 Umon tmderstand and agree that the Fund contributions shall be made, as set forth herein, 

on all employees doing bargainjng unit wor~ irrespective of whether srud 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 tllis Participation Agreement. 

(c) The Employer agrees to contribute as follows, not to exceed the maxi111um: 

Covered Group of Employees (Define) GENESEE BREWING co .. GENERAL LABOR (12 MONTH RATE) 

Rehabilitation 

Schedule 

Default D 

ScbeduleA D 

ScheduleS D 

Schedule C 0 

ScheduleD D 

ScheduleE ~ 

60 Month 

Death 

Benefit 

Yes 0 

No ~ 

{I/¥ @' 

Rates of Contribution: w Hourl 

Effective ~ 02./11 /;3 _s._so _ _ _ 

Effective 

Effective 

Effective 

Effective 

Effective 

60MonthDB 

($.05 if 

elected) 

NA 

Total 

Hourl 

40HRS 

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

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

$20.00 

~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 FWld are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (lOth) 

day of the month following the month in wruch 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 pe1iod 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 Ftmd together 

with liquidated damages in the sum of ten percent (lO%) of the delinquent amount. The late payment of any 

delinquency by the Employer shaH 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 

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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 fmal 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 Fw1d'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 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 fmwd thai 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 tltis 

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. 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 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 reqttired contributions during the period of absence and such 

monies shall thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Ftmd in accordance with the ndes of the Fw1d. 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. f.MIV0~PV ::N 7 iVA . W?<- ?-vf.), 

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

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

the Employer shall continue to make the reqttired contributions for a period of weeks. If a regular employee 

is injured on the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required contributions until such employee returns to 

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

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 tllereof or any employee, 

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

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

any manner, shall be brought in the appropriate court in the Cowlty 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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