Northwest Carpenters Individual Account Pension Plan

Introduction 

You participate in the Northwest Carpenters Individual Account Pension Plan when you work for an employer signatory to a collective bargaining agreement recognized by the Board of Trustees under which contributions are made to this plan on your behalf or in which elective contributions to this plan are allowed. You also participate in this plan if you are employed with a union or employer that is signatory to a written contribution agreement recognized by the Board of Trustees and that agreement requires contributions to this plan on your behalf or allows elective contributions. You remain a participant in this plan until your vested accounts are fully distributed or until your death.

For additional information about participation in this plan, please see Article 2.1.

Key Point

Some signatory employers are required to make an hourly contribution to this plan for each compensable hour. Collective bargaining agreements also allow for 401(k) elective contributions.

Last Updated: 04/25/2023