ARTICLE XXVII – HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN

Section 1:     The Plan

A Health and Welfare Plan shall be available to the employees through the Company as summarized in Exhibit C and forms part of this Agreement.

Section 2:     Joint Union – Management Welfare Committee

The Union Welfare Committee shall be appointed and shall meet with the Management Welfare Committee with respect to questions that may arise concerning the operation of the Welfare Plan.  If there is only one Union in the Mill, the Union Welfare Committee shall consist of not less than two (2) and not more than three (3) members: if there are two unions in the mill it shall consist of not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) members, it being agreed that such committee members shall be selected by the Union or Unions concerned from the participating employees who are working in the mill at the time of appointment to and while serving on the committee.  The Company shall appoint a Management Welfare Committee consisting of not less than two (2) and not more than the aggregate number of members of the Union Welfare Committee.

The function of the committee will be to review the operations of the Plan and to permit the committee to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of Exhibit “C”.  The Company agrees to furnish to the Committee such reports as the Committee may require.