National Pension Fund. 1. The Employer and the Union hereby agree to the continuation of the existing I.U.P.A.T. Union and Industry National Pension Fund ("National Pension Fund"). 2. Within the limits of the total wage package contained in the attached Wage Schedule A, for each hour or portion thereof, the Employer shall contribute to the National Pension Fund an amount determined by the Union on January 1 of each year of this Agreement. 3. For the purpose of this Section B, each hour paid for, including hours attributable to show up time, and other hours for which pay is received by the employee in accordance with the Agreement shall be counted as hours for which contributions are payable. 4. Contributions shall be paid on behalf of any employee starting with the employee's first day of employment in a job classification covered by this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, apprentices, trainees, and probationary employees. 5. The payment to the National Pension Fund required above shall be made to the 6. The Employer hereby irrevocably designates as its representative on the Board of Trustees of the National Pension Fund such Trustees as are now serving, or who will in the future serve, as Employer Trustees, together with their successors. The Employer hereby agrees to be bound by and to the said Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time, as though he had actually signed the same. 7. All contributions shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Trustees of the National Pension Fund require; and the Trustees may at any time conduct an audit in accordance with said Agreement and Declaration of Trust. 8. If an Employer fails to make contributions to the National Pension Fund as provided for in Article 28 of this Agreement, the Union shall have the right to take whatever steps are necessary to secure compliance with this Agreement, any other provision hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Employer shall be liable for all costs for collecting the payments due together with attorney's fees and such penalties as may be assessed by the Trustees. The Employer's liability for payment under this Article shall not be subject to or covered by any grievance or arbitration procedure or any "no-strike" clause which may be provided or set forth elsewhere in this Agreement. 9. The National Pension Plan adopted by the Trustees of said National Pension Fund shall at all times conform with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as to enable the Employer at all times to treat contributions to the National Pension Fund as a deduction for income tax purposes.
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Samples: Master Agreement, Master Agreement, Master Agreement
National Pension Fund. 1. The Employer and the Union hereby agree to the continuation of the existing I.U.P.A.T. Union and Industry National Pension Fund ("National Pension Fund").
2. Within the limits of the total wage package contained in the attached Wage Schedule A, for each hour or portion thereof, the Employer shall contribute to the National Pension Fund an amount determined by the Union on July 1 and January 1 of each year of this Agreement.
3. For the purpose of this Section B, each hour paid for, including hours attributable to show up time, and other hours for which pay is received by the employee in accordance with the Agreement shall be counted as hours for which contributions are payable.
4. Contributions shall be paid on behalf of any employee starting with the employee's first day of employment in a job classification covered by this Agreement. This includes, but is not limited to, apprentices, trainees, and probationary employees.
5. The payment to the National Pension Fund required above shall be made to the
6. The Employer hereby irrevocably designates as its representative on the Board of Trustees of the National Pension Fund such Trustees as are now serving, or who will in the future serve, as Employer Trustees, together with their successors. The Employer hereby agrees to be bound by and to the said Agreement and Declaration of Trust, as amended from time to time, as though he had actually signed the same.
7. All contributions shall be made at such time and in such manner as the Trustees of the National Pension Fund require; and the Trustees may at any time conduct an audit in accordance with said Agreement and Declaration of Trust.
8. If an Employer fails to make contributions to the National Pension Fund as provided for in Article 28 30 of this Agreement, the Union shall have the right to take whatever steps are necessary to secure compliance with this Agreement, any other provision hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, and the Employer shall be liable for all costs for collecting the payments due together with attorney's fees and such penalties as may be assessed by the Trustees. The Employer's liability for payment under this Article shall not be subject to or covered by any grievance or arbitration procedure or any "no-strike" clause which may be provided or set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.
9. The National Pension Plan adopted by the Trustees of said National Pension Fund shall at all times conform with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code as to enable the Employer at all times to treat contributions to the National Pension Fund as a deduction for income tax purposes.
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Samples: Master Agreement