Northwest Carpenters Vacation Plan

Enrollment 

You are automatically enrolled in the Vacation Plan with Northwest Carpenters Trusts. However, you must complete a Qualstar Membership Card to be enrolled with Qualstar. Once enrolled with Qualstar, Qualstar will send you information about your new account and about other products and services available from Qualstar. A new Check Card is also included for easy access to your account at automatic teller machines (ATMs). Qualstar will also deduct $5.00 from your first deposit. This $5.00 is used to purchase your membership shares in Qualstar and will be returned to you when your account is closed.

If you do not enroll with Qualstar, Northwest Carpenters Trusts will continue to transfer your vacation contributions to a temporary account in your name at Qualstar. At your request (by telephone or in writing), Qualstar will return these contributions to you. No dividends are paid on these temporary deposits. If you do not enroll or if you do not claim these funds within three years, Qualstar will return the funds to Northwest Carpenters Trusts. Northwest Carpenters Trusts will attempt to locate you to payout your account balance.

If you work in another jurisdiction under Money Follows the Carpenter, contributions to the Vacation Plan may or may not be part of your benefit package. If vacation contributions are part of the benefit package, those contributions are not forwarded to Northwest Carpenters Trusts (your home trust). You must contact the away trust for information about vacation contributions.

Last Updated: 04/20/2023