Retirement Savings Plan
The International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers and various Contractor Associations established the Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Retirement Savings Plan on April 26, 1988. It is financed solely by employer contributions determined by collective bargaining agreements between Local Unions and employers participating in the Plan. The Bricklayers and Trowel Trades International Retirement Savings Plan is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of an equal number of representatives of the Union and an equal number of representatives of the employers. They serve without compensation. The Plan is separate from, and not a part of, the International Union or any employers' association. The Plan is qualified as tax-exempt under the Internal Revenue Code. You are covered by the Retirement Savings Plan if you are an employee working under a collective bargaining agreement between an employer and a Local Union providing for contributions to this Retirement Savings Plan. Because this Savings Plan was established to provide benefits that are supplemental to pension benefits, a certain level of contributions must first be made to the Bricklayers & Trowel Trades International Pension Fund or a Local pension plan. The minimum contribution is $1.00 per hour to one or more pension plans with at least $ 0.50 of which going into the International Pension Fund.
The Retirement Savings Plan has experienced significant asset growth since its inception. Plan assets recently totaled more than $50 million. Plan Trustees continue to keep administrative fees low and remain optimistic about the Plan’s outlook and ability to provide BAC members with high service and above-average investment performance.
Learn more about the Retirement Savings Plan.
RSP Annuity Status Report October 2023
RSP Annuity Status Report - Spanish- February 2023
BACSAVE 401(k) Plan
As of December 31, 2020, the assets of the BACSAVE 401(k) Plan total over $5 million covering 254 participants enrolled in the Plan, including members from 27 BAC Locals in Tennessee, Nevada, Indiana/Kentucky, South Dakota, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Montana, Wyoming and Missouri. Local 23 Missouri participates under the BAC Flex Program. Among the latest locals to join the Plan are Locals 7 Ohio, 4 South Dakota, 5 Ohio, and 7 Colorado. Locals 44,45 and 5 Ohio joined as of June 1, 2018. The average participant account balance is $29,776.00. Currently 24 members have amounts in excess of $50,000 and 9 members have balances greater than $100,000. The average participant salary deferral contribution rate is $2.06.
Learn more about the BACSAVE 40l(k) Plan.
401(k) Plan - Status Report October 2023
401(k) Plan - Status Report - Spanish- February 2023