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In the event of Your Death

If you die while you are eligible under this Plan and you had 10 years of continuous service, eligibility for your surviving Eligible Dependents will continue automatically, without self-payment, so long as they continue to meet the Plan’s definition of an Eligible Dependent, until the later of:

• The normal eligibility termination date based on your employment records, including your Hour Bank, as if death had not occurred; or
• The last day of the third calendar month following the month in which you die.

This benefit is described in detail in the Health and Welfare Summary Plan Description (SPD) booklet.

Survivor Program

Your surviving spouse must have been married to you for at least one year before your death and you must have been covered under the Plan for at least one year before your death. You must have continuous service, immediately preceding retirement, of at least 10 years of service with Local 422, Local 81, and/or Local 383. Your surviving spouse will be covered under this Program until the earliest of the following events:

• Coverage under another group plan;
• Remarriage;
• Non-payment of self-payments;
• The discontinuance of the Program or Plan itself; or
• Death.

Your surviving Eligible Dependent children will be covered under this Program until the earliest of the following events:

• Coverage under another group plan;
• The dependent no longer meets the Plan’s definition of an Eligible Dependent;
• Non-payment of self-payments;
• The discontinuance of the Program or Plan itself; or
• Death.

Refer to the Survivor Benefits page in the Retirement and Pension section for information regarding coverage for survivors of Retired employees.