Reciprocal
Reciprocity is a special provision under the International Reciprocal Agreement that allows members to have hours and contributions transferred to your Home Fund, the New York City District Council of Carpenters Benefit Funds, when you temporarily work in another Jurisdiction.
The Outside Jurisdiction must be signed to the International Reciprocal Agreement in order for NYCDCC Benefit Funds to accept these contributions on your behalf. Welfare, Pension and/or Annuity Funds are reciprocated (transferred). You must be a member of a NYC Local Union for the NYCDCC Benefit Funds to accept your contributions from an Outside Jurisdiction.
A signed Reciprocal Authorization form must be submitted for each Outside Jurisdiction in which contributions were accepted for you. These forms are only for NYCDCC members and all Outside Jurisdictional members must contact their Home Fund and have a copy forwarded to the NYCDCC Benefit Funds.
These forms need to be signed only once for each Jurisdiction the member will be working in and must be canceled in writing.
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FAQs
Please call your Benefit Funds Office to inquire.
Welfare, Pension and Annuity Benefits are reciprocated if the Outside Jurisdiction has a signed International Reciprocal Agreement for each Fund.
Notify the NYCDCC Benefit Funds Office and request a Reciprocal Authorization form for applicable Outside Funds.
Over the course of your career, you may work in the jurisdictions of different District Councils and have contributions made on your behalf to other Carpenters Funds. If those other Carpenters Funds have signed the International’s Reciprocal Agreement, you may be able to have those contributions transferred to the NYCDCC Welfare, Pension and Annuity Funds, as explained above.
Pro-Rata pensions were developed for members who, because their years of employment are divided among different pension plans, would not otherwise have enough Vesting Credits to receive a pension.