THE NEW YORK STATE TEA1,1STERS 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 and all of the mles 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 forth herein, 

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

or seasonal, except as is otherwise provided herein. No agreement betv1een the Employer and the Union shall alter 

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

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

Covered Group of Employees (Define) _M_allh_ ew_s_&_FI...;.. el.;..; ds....;; L.;.. um_;be...;..r_;C...;.. om...::p...;.. an...:.. y ______________ _ 

Rehabilitation 

Schedule 

60 Momh 

Death 

Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default D Yes 

Schedule A D No 

D Effective 51112013 

------ ~ Effective 51112014 

------ ScheduleB ~ 

Schedule C D 

ScheduleD D 

Schedule E D 

Effective 51112015 

------ Effective 51112016 

------ Effective 

Effective 

60MonthDB 

($.05 if Total 

Houri elected) Houri 

$3.9938(40 tlrs) $3.9938 

$4.2534(40 tlrs) $4.2534 

$4.5299(40 llrs) $4.5299 

$4.8243(40 IllS) $4.8243 

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

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

159.75 

170.14 

181 .20 

192.97 

~Other 

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 Ftmd 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 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 attomeys' 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 stun of ten percent (1 0%) of the delinquent runom1t. The late payment of any 

delinquency by the Employer shall not in ru1y way relieve it from the obligations set forth above. In addition, when 

the Employer is notified in writing by the Fm1d that it is delinquent, the Employer must immediately pay the 

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delinquent amotmt to the Fund. After said payment, the Employer may appeal the Fund'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 Fw1d, 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 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 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 rules and regulations of the Ftmd. In addition, the Employer may contribute to the Ftmd for 

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

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

decisions covering this group that are issued by the Ftmd. The Employer must request in writing and receive written 

approval from the Ftmd in order to have these non-covered employees included. Such request must specifically 

define the category or categories involved. 

5. Should any of the provisions of this Participation Agreement be declared to be in violation of the LaborManagement Relations Act of 1947, as amended, or any other State or Federal statute or regulation, such de.claration 

shall in no way impair the effectiveness or continuity of the rest of the provisions of this Pat1icipation 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 

ma.'<imum of one full calenda1· year. 

7. If an employee is granted a leave of absence, the Employer shall collect from said e!!!Jlle-~ the ~vet{rY absence bein e · uf.ficie.nLmonies to pay the required contributions_9!u-ing1lle period of absence and such 

nes s 1all thereafter be promptly forwarded to the Ftmd in ace · anee-wif~ mles of the Fund. In the event the 

Employer grants a leave and ~o-so-cump y, the Employer must pay the~bu~ect to all other 

requiret~pl.r2-nerein. ~ 

8. The Employer agrees to fiunish such information as may be necessary to enable the Ftmd 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<(-4frweeks. If a regular employee 

is injured 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 ~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 Ftmd, the Trustees thereof or any employee, 

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

Tmstees against any claimant, applicant, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Ftmd in 

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

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

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THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

1. (a) This 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: 

American Racing, LLC I Mid-State Raceway Inc. 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Weeki 

Default ~ Yes D Effective 0110112015 1.3833 1.3833 55.33 

Schedule A D No ~ Effective 01/0112016 1.4663 1.4663 58.65 

Schedule B D Effective 01/0112017 1.5543 1.5543 62.17 

Schedule C D Effective 

Schedule D D Effective 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G D Effective 

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

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 fonvarded 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, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specified herein. 

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

hereinabove shall be a able from and after l

0110112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1213112017 subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

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

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

provide written notice 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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.,.. . . ·,. TEAMSTERS LOCAL 294 

AFFILIATED WITH 

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS 

LABOR TEMPLE 890 THIRD STREET ALBANY, N.Y.12206 

PHONES: 489·5436 • 489·5497 • 489·8438 

FAX 518·453·9251 

JOHN BULGARO 

PRESIDENT 

lnd PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER 

TEAMSTERS LOCAL 294 

2014-2017 BUILDING WAGES 

SCHEDULE A- WAGES 

CLASS A- ZONE 1 Time& Double 

Per Hour Per Day One Half Time 

07/01/14 $25.78 $206.24 $38.67 $51.56 

07/01/15 $26.29 $210.32 $39.44 $52.58 

07/01116 $26.73 $213.84 $40.10 $53.46 

CLASS A- ZONE 2 

07/01/14 $18.57 $148.56 $27.86 $37.14 

07/01/15 $20.02 $160.16 $30.03 $40.04 

07/01/16 $20.26 $162.08 $30.39 $40.52 

Straight trucks, winch, transit mix on the site, road oilers, dump trucks, pickup, panel, water trucks, 

fuel truck on the site (including nozzel). 

CLASS B -ZONE 1 

Time& Double 

fer Hour Per Day One Half ~ 

07/01/14 $26.08 $208.64 $39.12 $52.16 

01/01/15 $26.59 $212.72 $39.89 $53.18 

07/01/16 $27.03 $216.24 $40.55 $54.06 

CLASS B - ZONE 2 

07/01/14 $18.~7 $150.96 $28.31 $37.74 

07/01/15 $20:'32 $162.56 $30.48 $40.64 

07/01/16 $20.56 $164.48 $30.84 $41.12 

Low Boy or Low Boy Trailer, Eudlids or similar equipment. 
~71~212015 09:01 

,.,. ~ ·r 

r • ~ ' 

SCEDULE B -FRINGE BENEFITS 

Fringe benefits are as follows: 

....................... ,. .QZLQ1Ll4 

W.F ............... $ 8.48 

Reg Employees (Mo.) $1,358.00 

P .. F ....................... $ 8.55 

I.F ........................ $ .25 

T.&E.F ............. $ 1.00 

TOTAL $ 18.28 

07/01/15 

$ 8.89 

$1,424.00 

$ 9.13 

.26 

$ 1.00 

$ 19.28 

SCEDULE B ·FRINGE BENEFITS - ZONE 2 

Fringe benefits are as follows: 

' .... ~ .. ' ........ '.' ...... Q7/QllB 07/01/15 

W.F .............. ... $ 8.48 $ 8.89 

Reg Employees (Mo.) $1,358.00 $1,424.00 

P.F ....................... $ .82 $ 8.13 

I . F ........................ $ .18 .26 

T. &E. F ............. $ .00 $ 1.00 

TOTAL $ 9.48 $ 18.28 

GEOGRAPIDCAL JURJSDICTION 

011010~ 

$ 9.33 

$1,495.00 

$ 9.75 

.26 

$ 1.00 

$ 20.34 

07/01/16 

$ 9.33 

$1,495.00 

$ 8.75 

.26 

$ 1.00 

$ 19.34 

ZONE 1: Entire Counties of Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Schoharie, 

Montgomery, Fulton, Saratoga, and Washington. The Towns of Bolton, Warrens, Thurman, 

Stonycreek, Burg, Lake George, Lake Luzerne and Queensbury in Warren County. 

ZONE2 (formerly Local182): Entire Counties ofHamilton, Herkimer and Oneida The 

Townships ofGrieg, Lewis, Leyden, Lowville, Lyonsdale, Martinsburg, Turin, West Turin and 

Watson in Lewis County. The Townships of Brookfield, Eaton, Hamilton, Lebanon, Lincoln, 

Madison, Smithfield, Stockbridge and the City of Oneida in the Madison County. The entire 

county Otsego EXCEPT the Townships of Butternuts, Laurens, Maryland, Milfo~ Morris, 

Oneonta, Otego, Unidilla and Worchester. The entire county of Chenango EXCEPT the 

Townships of Smithville, Greene, Coventry, Oxford, Afton, Bainbridge and Guilford. 

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Co . 2015·07·09 02:32 CONSTRUCTION 

White Copy: PlpllllnD: 

Val!ow Copy. to bo ratolncd by tho Locar Unlon Heavy. 

Highway: 

euOdlng: 

Plnl< Cop)/: to bo sent to IBl'/OonwuoUon OM&Ion 

ALL OOPIES MUST BB COMPL&ll! & SID NeD. 

_ _ Rat Bed Truck 

_ _Straddle Truck 

• 'JL Pk:k·up ~k 

/~ OIJITIP 'n\lek (~c.r tO ydL) 

_ OumpTNck 

- • (O'IOr 10 ydlil.) 

_ _ Olsb1butor Truck 

_ Semi-Truok __ Fork ~ 

_ Vao'lruck __ o mer; 

li ul mont to be uead or cloaelftoat!ont 

Numbot of Poopla to bo filled In for eac:h . 

. Hydra. Aerial Lift _ Trllnllt Mix • - Ovmpmrv (und.,. ~ \'<b-1 

{huvy) 'n'at'l!lt Milt 

__ Euc:Jldll 

_ _ onor _ Oraa&cr 

_ • Maoh. Helpsr • _ Meohon!c 

_tow Boy 

-- FUll! Tl\JCk 

_Buuo 

_other: 

(owor 6 )Ida.) 

_TrllnaltMill 

(1mctOr lflllar) 

_Push;r 

_ "Thx:k Drtvor 

(Fc.-oii\NI) 

_ Ooublo Bottom 

(over 20 um) 

_Otnllr 

G.P.A.: 

other: 

_ _ A·A'ameJWincn "Truck 

_ Ory ~tc:h Tl'uck 

_Stonn TNck 

_ Water Th.Jc:kiWator Pull 

_ _ W11tehou"mon1Stoc:k Mon 

_ Roc•Mng and Shipping 

_ Altlc:ulatod oump TrUe I<& 

aurcl( OhangeJBantera 

• ,_ Olhttr _ _ Other 

__ other 

__ OUter 

STERS CLAIM THE HAULING OF MeN, MATER t WATER & EQUI MENT, ETC., 

TO AND FROM, AND ON THE JOB SlT'£! BY ANY MEANS USED, INCLUDING 

JOB SIT& WAREHOUSING AND ALL lAVDOWN AREAS. 

Pion. lndiOe~te MY 

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Fvtd: Prejob 

From: George Harrigan <ibbyharrigan@aol.com> 

To: Rose Davies <rdavies449@aol.com> 

Subject: Fwd: Prejob 

Date: Mon, Nov 16, 2015 1:21 pm 

Sent from my iPhone 

Begin forwarded message: 

From: "Jennifer Baglio" <teamsters449@roadrunner.com> 

Date: November 16, 2015, 9:27:45 AM EST 

To: "George Harrigan" <IBBYHARRIGAN@AOL.COM> 

Subject: Fw: Prejob 

- Original Message --

From: Lloyd Pedersen 

To: Zach Sedarski 

Cc: teamsters449@roadrunner.com 

Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2015 11 :34 AM 

Subject: Re: Prejob 

I will be available by phone and email for any assistance in this process. 

Thanks, 

Lloyd Pedersen 

Project Manager 

Minnesota Limited, LLC 

Cell: 612.508.8018 

lloyd.pedersen@mnlimited.com 

On Nov 14, 2015, at 9:50AM, Zach Sedarski <zach.sedarski@mnlimited.com> wrote: 

Good morning. I called this morning and left a message regarding the prejob for 

the Enbridge work I am doing in Amherst NY. We need a prejob as soon as possible 

to be able to process payroll. Please call me at 763-691-4700 or email me the 

prejob. thanks 

Zach Sedarski I Project Foreman 

Phone: 763·::?62·7000 1 Fn., 763-262-7500 I Mobile. 763-691-4700 

zach.scd;uskif@.mnlimited.com 

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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: 

C d G fE I (D fi ) Truck Drivers (Murzak Enterprises, Inc.) 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Weeki 

Default 0 Yes 0 Effective June 21, 2015 57.7075 N/A 5308.00 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effective June 21. 2016 58.2278 N/A 5329.00 

Schedule B 0 Effective June 21.2017 58.7832 N/A 5351.00 

Schedule C [!] Effective June 21, 2018 59.3761 N/A $375.00 

ScheduleD 0 Effective June 21, 2019 $10.0090 N/A $400.00 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

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

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

(d) A II 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 offailure of the Employer to comply 

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

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

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

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... 

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

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

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

regulations and/or collection policies. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

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

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _4 _weeks. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specified herein. 

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

hereinabove shall be a able from and after jJune 21 ' 2015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on June 20• 2020 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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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 lollows, not to exceed the maximum: 

New Penn Motor Express Covered Group of Employees (Define)---------------------------

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Weeki 

Default 0 Yes 0 Effective 08101/2015 1.9987 1.9987 79.9480 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effective 

Schedule B 0 Effective 

Schedule C 0 Effective 

Schedule D 0 Effective 

Schedule E 0 Effective 

Schedule G ~ Effective 

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

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I 

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

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

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

regulations and/or collection policies. 

4. The f-'und 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 effecti veness 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 ma'\imum of 

one full calendar year. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _4 __ weeks. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specified herein. 

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

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 1°810112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 

°713112016 subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

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

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

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

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

2 

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

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

Treasury
';fHE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREM:ENT FUND · 

PARTICIPATION AGREE:M:ENT 

!·(a) Thi~ Participa?~n ~gr~ment, executed by the undersigned Teamsters Local Union (hereinafter ''Union") and Employer, 

lS the basiS for participation m the New York State Teamsters Conf:erence 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 B~ard of Trustees .. 

(b) The Employer and Union und~rstand 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: 

Co d ~- fEm 1 vere '-noup o p oyees <D e e fin) _______________________ 

Non-Bargaining Groups _:___ 

60Month 60Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: . Hourly elected) Hourly Weekly 

Default E) Yes 0 Effective 0110112015 12.1529 12.1529 

Schedule A 0 No El Effective 0810112015 12.8821 12.6621 

Schedule B 0 Effective 0810112016 13.8550 13.6550 

ScheduleC 0 Effective 08101/2017 14.4743 14.4743 

ScheduleD D Effective 0Ml112018 15.3428 15.3428 

Schedule E 0 Effective 0810112019 16.2634 16.2634 

·scheduleG 0 Effective 

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

Covered Employees: . 0 Bargaining EJ Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all employees from the first hour of the first ~y 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 .e_xceed 

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 

iiable 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 sball 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 inay appeal the Fund's 

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

1 

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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 Fun.d'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 t?e 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 mU$1 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· regu1ar 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 contr,i.butions for a period of four ( 4) weeks. If a regular employee is injured on 

the job, the Employer shall continue to pay the required con:tributions 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, applicaot, employee, participant, the Union or the Employer pertaining to the Fund in any manner, shall be brought in 

the appropriate couit 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 courl or tribunal 

specified herein. · 

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

hereinabove s~ be·payable from and after 1°110112015 ! and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining I I . agreement on 

1213112019 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 bargajnjng 

agreement is executed by the Employer and Union unless a) the Trustees tt~rminate 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 

2 

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the Treasury

Redacted by the U.S. Department of 

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

Treasury
.'Ill 

THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

' 

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

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

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

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

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

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

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

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

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement 

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

Bargaining Group Covered Group ofEmployees (Define)-------------------------

60Month 60MonthDB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Hourl elected Hour! Weeki 

Default ~ Yes 0 Effective 01J0112015 12.1529 12.15Z9 

Schedule A 0 No ~ Effective 0810112015 12.8821 12.8821 

ScheduleB 0 Effective 0810112016 13.6550 13.6550 

.Schedule C 0 Effective 08/0112017 14.4743 14.4743 

ScheduleD 0 Effective 08J0112018 15.3428 15.3428 

ScheduleB 0 Effective 0810112019 16.2634 18.2834 

ScheduleG 0 Effective 

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

Covered Employees: ~ Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

Contributions begin on all eq1ployees 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 sball.make the Employer 

liable for ~ employee benefit claims which are fuc\Dl'OO 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. Th.e 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 mutt1;ally agreed 

1 

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upon at no extra charge to the Employer. In the event it is found that the Employer bas 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 bas 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 aboye. 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 ~ntributions 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 wri~ 

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

specifically define the· category or categories involved. 

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

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. · 

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

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

thereafter be pro~tly 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 d~es. 

9. If a· regular employee is absent because of illness or off-tb(>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 pr~dings 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 aetion 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°110112015 I and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on (1 213112019 l subject, however, to the discretion of the Trustees. After expiration of the collective 

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

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

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 NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREE:MENT 

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

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

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

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

hereafter adopted by the Board of Trustees. 

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

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

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

rule or provision of this Participation Agreement · 

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

Co dGr fEm 1 (D fin) Bargaining Group - New Hires 

vere oup o p oyees e e -------------------------

60Month 60Montb.DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Hour! elected Hour! Weekl 

Default [!] Yes D Effective 1st Allrllvamwy ~() 6 2.55 2.55 

Schedule A D No [!] Effective 2nd Annlvel'saly ;w liD 3.55 3.55 

ScheduleS ·o Effective 3l'd MrWen;aty . i)Ql \ 4.55 4.55 

ScheduleC D Effective 4111 Annlversazy ao ~ 5.55 5.55 

ScheduleD D Effective 5lh Nriverr;a1y llCl \ 5 6.55 6.55 

ScbeduleE D Effective 

ScheduleG D Effective 

Contract Type: 0UPS 0 Freight-National 0 Cons1ruction 0Municipal 00 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 (1 Otb.) day of the 

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

by the end of the sam~ month due. 

2. Failme 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 F\md together with liquidated damages in the sum often percent 

(10%) of the delinq~n.t 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 am.oimt 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 fail me 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 res!>onsible 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 categocy 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 cany 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 oth~e 

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 h~gs 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. 1bis Participation Agreement shall become effective as of the date of execUtion hereof and the payments provided 

hereinabove shall be payable from and after 1°1101'

2015 I and continue until expiration of the collectiv~ bargaining · 

agreement on l 121311201 9 ! 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, 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: 

Bargaining Group - New Hires 

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

60 Month 60 Month DB 

Rehabilitation Death ($.05 if Total 

Schedule Benefit Rates of Contribution: Houri elected Houri Weeki 

Default [!] Yes D Effective 1st Anniversary 2.55 2.55 

Schedule A D No ~ Effective 2nd Anniversary 3.55 3.55 

Schedule B 0 Effective 3rd Anniversary j 4.55 4.55 

Schedule C D Effective 4th Anniversary 5.55 5.55 

ScheduleD D Effective 5th Anniversary 6.55 6.55 

Schedule E D Effective 

Schedule G 0 Effective 

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

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining 0 Non-Bargaining 

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

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

per trip. 

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

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

by the end of the same month due. 

2. Failure on the part of the Employer to timely contribute on any 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 

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

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

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

regulations and/or collection policies. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specifically define the category or categories involved. 

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

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

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

expressly declared to be saved from such illegality. 

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

one full calendar year. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

contributions shall not be paid for a period of more than _4 __ weeks. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

specified herein. 

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

hereinabove shall be a able from and after 1°110112015 and continue until expiration of the collective bargaining 

agreement on 1213112019 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 

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 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 ofthis Participation Agreement. 

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

Covered Group of Employees (Define) Maintenance. Security/Watchmen. Station Attendants 

REHABILITATION 

Rates of Contribution: Hourlv Weeklv CONTRACT TYPE: SCHEDULE (attached) 

Effective 11/1/2014 $2.68 $107.20 D UPS D Default 

Effective 11/1/2015 $2.90 $116.00 D FREIGHT- National D Schedule A 

Effective 11/1/2016 $3.14 $125.60 D FREIGHT- Area D Schedule B 

Effective D CONSTRUCTION D Schedule C 

Effective D MUNICIPAL D ScheduleD 

Effective [!] OTHER [!] Schedule E 

Covered Employees: [!] Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

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

equals hours per trip. 

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

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THE NEW YORK STATE TEAMSTERS CONFERENCE PENSION AND RETIREMENT FUND 

PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT 

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

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

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

this Fund, are bound by this Participation Agreement 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 othenvise 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) ...:.:N:::::orfi:::te::.:.;.l:.::.:nc:.,__ __________________ _ 

Rehabilitation 

Schedule 

60 Month 

Death 

Benefit Rates of Contribution: 

Default 0 Yes 

Schedule A 0 No 

Schedule B 0 

Schedule C 0 

0 Effective 0310112014 

..,.------

ScheduleD ~ 

Schedule E D 

ScheduleG D 

[!] Effective 03/01/2015 -:------- Effective 03/0112016 

Effective ------

Effective 

Effettive 

Effective 

Houri 

4.5794 

4.9343 

5.3167 

60 Month DB 

($.05 if 

elected 

Total 

Houri 

Contract Type: OUPS 0 Freight-National [j] Construction D Municipal 

Covered Employees: [j] Bargaining D Non-Bargaining 

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

Weeki 

D Other 

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

equals hours per trip. 

(d) All such payments to be made to the Fund are to be received by the Fund office on or before the tenth (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 ofthe 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 Pat1icipation 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 shal I 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 ofthe 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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