Common use of RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE Clause in Contracts

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on Medicare and one on non-Medicare will pay two single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on Medicare and one on non-Medicare will pay two single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on Medicare and one on non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on Medicare and one on non-Medicare will pay two single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits. 7. After ratification of this Agreement (2019-2022), implement the following benefit modifications, subject to co-consultant and trust attorney review: (a) Allow unused dental and vision benefits, up to half the annual maximum, to be rolled over to the following year. (b) Give authority to Trust Fund Office staff to adjudicate health and welfare appeals with value up to $500. (c) Consistent with the process used by the Northern California UFCW Trust Fund, allow a 30-day grace period for Open Enrollment.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on Medicare and one on non-Medicare will pay two single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 2012, and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits. 7. After ratification of this Agreement (2019-2022), implement the following benefit modifications, subject to co-consultant and trust attorney review: (a) Allow unused dental and vision benefits, up to half the annual maximum, to be rolled over to the following year. (b) Give authority to Trust Fund Office staff to adjudicate health and welfare appeals with value up to $500. (c) Consistent with the process used by the Northern California UFCW Trust Fund, allow a 30-day grace period for Open Enrollment.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to modify the Retiree Plan except for E-1 and E-2 retirees (whose benefits shall remain the same as current) in accordance with the attached Exhibit entitled “Southern California UFCW Contract Health and Welfare Design Agreement.” Except as otherwise noted in the Exhibit, these changes shall be made as soon as feasible. 6. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - Single: ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - Family: one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - Single: forty dollars ($40.00) Family - Family: eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on nonOne under Non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 67. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to modify benefits for all retirees, except for E-1 and E-2 retirees (whose benefits shall remain the same as current) in accordance with the summary of benefits contained in "Benefit Fund - Summary of Benefits for Retirees," incorporated herein by reference, effective as soon as possible following March 1, 2004. 6. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.two

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree Post-65 co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 6. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits. 7. After ratification of this Agreement (2019 – 2022), implement the following benefit modifications, subject to co-consultant and trust attorney review: a. Allow unused dental and vision benefits, up to half (1/2) the annual maximum, to be rolled over to the following year. b. Give authority to the Trust Fund Office staff to adjudicate health and welfare appeals with value up to five hundred dollars ($500.00). c. Consistent with the process used by the Northern California UFCW Trust Fund, allow a thirty (30) day grace period for open enrollment.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's ’s sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to modify the Retiree Plan except for E-1 and E-2 retirees (whose benefits shall remain the same as current) in accordance with the attached Exhibit entitled “Southern California UFCW Contract Health and Welfare Design Agreement.” Except as otherwise noted in the Exhibit, these changes shall be made as soon as feasible. 6. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase of the Medicare Part B rates. 67. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.

RETIREE HEALTH AND WELFARE. 1. The Employer and the Union agree that the benefits provided to retirees hereunder are not vested, and that the Employer's sole obligation with respect to such benefits is the contribution stated above. The Employer shall not be obligated to fund or otherwise pay for any benefit beyond the term of this Agreement, except as may be subsequently and expressly agreed to by the Employer. The Trustees are directed to clarify the Plan document and descriptive material accordingly. 2. The Trustees shall be obligated to provide benefits under this Section only to the extent that assets are available. 3. Amend the Plan to suspend benefits to retirees that are working within the industry for other than a contributing employer. Subject to acceptance by the Trustees, effective January 1, 2000, benefits will be suspended for retirees working more than forty (40) hours per month (fifty (50) hours in a five (5) week month) for an Employer. Implement an enforcement plan to cover all benefit plans that will require retirees to provide social security records, IRS records and other documentation deemed necessary by the Trustees to demonstrate retiree status. 4. When disability retirements under the Pension Plan have a retroactive effective date, retiree health & welfare will be prospective only, except to the extent retroactive coverage is allowed under the rules in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this Agreement. 5. The Trustees are authorized and directed to modify benefits for all retirees, except for E-1 and E-2 retirees (whose benefits shall remain the same as current) in accordance with the summary of benefits contained in "Benefit Fund - Summary of Benefits for Retirees," incorporated herein by reference, effective as soon as possible following March 1, 2004. 6. The Trustees are authorized and directed to require retirees to pay initial monthly premiums as a condition of participation in the Retiree Plan as follows: (a) Non-Medicare: Single - ninety dollars ($90.00) Family - one hundred eighty dollars ($180.00) (b) Medicare: Single - forty dollars ($40.00) Family - eighty dollars ($80.00) (c) One on over Medicare and one on under non-Medicare will pay two (2) single rates of one hundred thirty dollars ($130.00). Effective April 1, 2012 and annually thereafter, the pre-65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to ($125.00) per person per month and the post -65 retiree co-premium shall be equal to fifty dollars ($50.00) per person per month. Thereafter, the retiree co-premium shall be adjusted by the same annual percentage increase These changes will become effective as soon as is reasonably possible upon ratification of the Medicare Part B ratesthis Agreement. 67. New Hire employees shall not be eligible for Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits.