Local 74 wage & fringe bonds.
4% of the bond amount.
UA Local Union No. 74 — the Wilmington-based plumbers and pipefitters local formed in 1988 from the merger of Pipefitters Local 80 and Plumbers Local 26 — requires signatory contractors to post a wage and fringe benefits bond guaranteeing union-scale wages and contributions to the local's benefit funds. This is a private requirement of Local 74's collective bargaining agreement, not a Delaware statute. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount your signatory agreement requires and your exact price appears at the application.
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No long underwriting queue for the standard wage and fringe bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the union. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your Local 74 agreement requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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Most wage and fringe bonds clear quickly. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. Larger amounts may get a brief review.
File with the union
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with UA Local Union No. 74 so your signatory status stays current. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wage & fringe bond actually guarantees
UA Local Union No. 74 is the Wilmington-based local of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, formed in 1988 when Pipefitters Local 80 and Plumbers Local 26 merged. Its members work as pipefitters, welders, plumbers, HVAC service mechanics, and instrument technicians across Delaware. Contractors who sign the local's collective bargaining agreement agree to pay union-scale wages and to remit contributions to Local 74's fringe benefit funds — health, pension, and apprenticeship training.
The wage and fringe benefits bond backs those obligations. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and Local 74 and its benefit funds (the obligee / protected parties). If a signatory contractor fails to pay covered wages or remit fund contributions, the local and its funds can recover against the bond.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This is a private contractual requirement of the collective bargaining agreement, not a Delaware statute, so the amount is set per contractor by the local rather than by a fixed public figure. Enter the amount your signatory agreement calls for; premiums price at 4% of that amount, $100 minimum, and the application includes a credit consent that authorizes a soft pull only.
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One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount your Local 74 agreement requires. Most clear quickly; larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review, usually within 48 hours.
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Local 74 signatory status waiting on one bond.
Premiums from $100, priced at 4% of the bond amount. Enter your required figure and file with the union the same day.