Pension Fund

Plan Participation

Initial Participation
You first become an active participant in the plan on December 31 of the calendar year you began working in covered employment provided you are still working in covered employment on that December 31.

Termination of Participation
Your active participation in the plan will end on December 31 of any calendar year in which you do not complete 11 weeks of covered employment. However, if you are eligible for any pension (including a deferred vested pension), you will always be considered a participant, even though your active participation has ended.

Reinstatement of Participation
If you incur a break in service as defined in the "Break in Service" section, you can reinstate your participation by satisfying the initial participation requirement.

Special Participation Provisions
Plan participants include non-collectively bargained individuals who are covered by the plan (for example, employees of the union or the Fund Office). The plan applies to this group in exactly the same way it applies to collectively bargained participants as required by federal law, and a limited number of plan definitions. These individuals are considered working in covered employment for the purposes of vesting and benefit service.