Common use of WELFARE Clause in Contracts

WELFARE. (a) The Employer shall continue the existing Group Life In­ surance Plan for full-time employees up to age 65. All full-time em­ ployees who retire after age 55 with at least fifteen (15) years Company service shall receive a death benefit of fifteen hundred $1500) dollars. (b) The Employer will pay the premiums to provide for full­ time employees' hospitalization by expanded Blue Cross of New Jersey, and medical and surgical benefits, including Family Doctor Plan - Anesthesia coverage, and such additional benefits as provided by the expanded Group Health Insurance Plan. The expanded Blue Cross coverage shall provide seventy (70) full, days and one hundred eighty (180) half days of hospitalization pursuant to the terms of the policy. Should the Employer desire to provide equal or better coverage through self- insurance or otherwise, such proposed change will first be discussed with the Union subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure of the contract. The benefits provided under this paragraph shall be fully described in a booklet to be distributed to the employees. (c) The Employer shall provide an Optical Plan for all full­ time employees, the spouse of each such employee and the dependents of each such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the policy. The plan shall be placed in effect no later than October 1, 1965. (d) The Employer shall provide an Improved Dental Plan for full-time employees, for the spouse of each employee and the dependents of each such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the "Group Dental Expense Benefits" policy. The premiums for the above policy shall be paid by the Company to the Health and Welfare Fund of the local Union. (e) Sickness absence benefits shall be provided in accord­ ance with the Employer’s present practice. (f) The benefits provided by subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d) will be provided for all full-time employees on the active payroll of the Employer on the first day of the month following the date of em­ ployment . (g) All part-time employees who have six (6) months' seni­ ority on January 1st and July 1st of any year, and who have worked five hundred (500) hours within prior six (6) months, and those part-time employees with six (6) months’ seniority and who have worked five hun­ dred (500) hours in the six (6) months prior to August 4, 1968 shall be entitled to the hospitalization, surgical and miscellaneous benefits as previously provided; provided, however, that they are not covered under any other plan providing for hospitalization benefits. Said ben­ efits shall be expanded to include Optical Plan, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) life insurance, thirty one (31) days at Thirty Dollars ($30)

WELFARE. (a) The Employer shall continue the existing Group Life In­ surance Insurance Plan for full-time employees up to age 65. All full-time em­ ployees employees who retire after or employees over age 55 with at least fifteen (15) years Company service 65 shall receive a death benefit of fifteen hundred $1500) dollarsbe covered by the New Improved Plan. (b) The Employer will pay the premiums to provide for full­ time employees' hospitalization by expanded Blue Cross of New JerseyCross, and medical and surgical benefits, including Family Doctor Plan - Anesthesia Plan- Anaesthesia coverage, and such additional benefits as provided by the expanded Group Health Insurance Plan. The expanded Blue Cross coverage shall provide seventy (70) full, days and one hundred eighty (180) half days of hospitalization pursuant to the terms of the policy. Should the Employer desire to provide equal or better coverage through self- insurance self-insurance, or otherwise, such proposed change will first be discussed with the Union subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure of the contract. The benefits provided under this paragraph shall be fully described in a booklet to be distributed to the employees. (c) The Employer shall provide an Optical Plan for all full­ time employees, the spouse of each such employee and the dependents of each such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the policy. The plan shall be placed in effect no later than October 1, 1965. (d) The Employer shall provide an Improved Dental Plan for full-time employees, for the spouse of each employee and the dependents of each such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the "Group Dental Expense Benefits" policy. The premiums for the above policy shall be paid by the Company to the Health and Welfare Fund of the local Union. (e) Sickness absence benefits shall be provided in accord­ ance accordance with the Employer’s Employer^ present practice., (f) The benefits provided by subparagraphs (b), (c), and (d) The above benefits will be provided for all full-time employees on the active payroll of the Employer who have completed six (6) months of employment with the Employer. With respect to such employees on the active payroll who have not yet worked such period, the Employer will provide such benefits commencing with the first day of the month following the date their completion of em­ ployment ,six (6) months of employment. (ge) All part-time employees who have six in the employ of the Employer one (61) months' seni­ ority year or more on January June 1st and July 1st of any year, and who have worked five hundred one thousand (5001,000) hours within between the prior six (6) months, and those part-time employees with six (6) months’ seniority and who have worked five hun­ dred (500) hours in the six (6) months prior period from June 1st to August 4, 1968 May 31st shall be entitled to the hospitalization, surgical and miscellaneous benefits as previously provided; provided, however, that agreed to between the parties provided they are not covered under any other plan welfare plans providing for hospitalization such benefits. Said ben­ efits The Employ shall provide such benefits not later than September j.., 1962. (f) Part-time employees who have worked not less than thirty-two (32) hours each week and who have completed six (6) months of employment with the Employer shall be expanded entitled to include Optical Plan, One Thousand Dollars the same benefits under the following Articles as full-time employees* ARTICLE' T5 T - VACATIONS T a T Maternity Leave ARTTCEE’T T - " ' T O Y DUTY ($1,000b) life insurance, thirty one National Guard Service ARTICLE k n - ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇ ▇▇ L l Eave and Rese'rves ARTI C L E y Vi i - W S i M R s (31c) days at Thirty Dollars ($30)Military Service

WELFARE. (a) The Employer shall continue the existing exist­ ing Group Life In­ surance Insurance Plan for full-time employees up to age 65. All full-time em­ ployees who retire after age 55 with at least fifteen (15) years years’ Company service shall receive re- 1 ceive a death benefit of fifteen hundred Fifteen Hundred ($15001,500) dollarsDollars. (b) The Employer will pay the premiums to provide for full­ full-time employees' ’ hospitalization by expanded Blue Cross, the new and improved out-patient benefits and higher pregnancy re lated in-patient benefits. The expanded Blue Cross coverage shall provide seventy (70) full days and one hundred eighty (180) half days of New Jerseyhospitalization, and pursuant to the terms of the policy. The Employer will also provide medical and surgical benefits, benefits including Family Doctor Plan - Anesthesia coveragePlan, anesthesia coverage and such additional benefits as provided by the expanded Group Health Insurance Plan. The expanded Blue Cross coverage shall provide seventy (70) full, days and one hundred eighty (180) half days of hospitalization pursuant to the terms of the policyincluding rider "C”. Should the Employer desire to provide equal or better coverage through self- self-insurance or otherwise, such proposed change will first be discussed with the Union subject to the grievance and arbitration procedure of the contractcon­ tract. The benefits provided under this paragraph para­ graph shall be fully described in a booklet to be distributed to the employees. (c) The Employer shall provide an improved Optical Plan for all full­ full-time employees, the spouse of each such employee and the dependents depen­ dents of each such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the policy. The plan shall be placed in effect no later than October 1, 1965. (d) The Employer shall provide an Improved improved Dental Plan for full-time employees, for the spouse of each employee and the dependents of each such employee up to the age of nine­ teen (19) years as described in the “ Group Dental Expense Benefits” policy. The Company will provide a Major Medical Plan for full-time employees, for the spouse of each employee and the dependents of such employee up to the age of nineteen (19) years, as described in the "Group Dental Expense Benefits" policy. The premiums premium for the above policy improved Optical Plan, the improved Dental Plan and Major Medical Plan shall be paid by the Company to the Health and Welfare Fund of the local Union. (e) Sickness absence benefits shall be provided pro­ vided in accord­ ance accordance with the Employer’s present pres­ ent practice. (f) The benefits provided by subparagraphs sub-paragraphs (b), (c), ) and (d) will be provided for all full-full­ time employees on the active payroll of the Employer on the first day of the month following fol­ lowing the date of em­ ployment employment. (g) All part-time employees who have six (6) months' seni­ ority on January 1st and July 1st of any year, and who have worked five hundred (500) hours within prior six (6) months, and those part-time employees with six (6) months’ seniority and who have worked five hun­ dred (500) hours in the six (6) months prior to August 4, 1968 shall be entitled to the hospitalization, surgical and miscellaneous benefits as previously provided; provided, however, that they are not covered under any other plan providing for hospitalization benefits. Said ben­ efits shall be expanded to include Optical Plan, One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) life insurance, thirty one (31) days at Thirty Dollars ($30)ninety