DC iron workers wage & welfare bonds.
$4,000 flat.

A contractor employing structural or ornamental ironworkers under the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers' District-area collective bargaining agreement is required by the union's wage and welfare trust funds to post a $100,000 surety bond. Ours is $4,000 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price.

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Required by the Iron Workers wage and welfare trust funds before a structural or ornamental ironwork contractor employs union labor

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $100,000 bond, $4,000, no quote process

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Multi-year terms available — set it up once for up to 3 years

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How it works

Three steps. One sitting.

A union wage-and-welfare filing is one application, not a negotiation. Here's the entire process:

NOW · ONLINE

Apply online

Business details, contractor information, and an effective date. That's the application.

MINUTES, USUALLY

Pay & e-sign

Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. At most, 1–2 business days.

SAME DAY

File with the trust funds

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Iron Workers wage and welfare trust office as a condition of employing covered labor. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers represents ironworkers in the Washington, D.C. metro area, chiefly through Local 5. As a condition of employing union ironworkers under the applicable collective bargaining agreement, a contractor posts a wage and welfare bond to the union's joint trust funds.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Iron Workers' wage and welfare trust funds (the obligee), protecting covered members if the contractor falls short on wages, pension, health, or annuity contributions owed under the agreement.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim against unpaid wages or benefit contributions, you repay the surety. The bond is required for the life of the labor agreement, so we track it and notify you ahead of renewal to keep the $100,000 filing continuous.

Iron Workers wage and welfare trust agreement — not a D.C. statuteThis filing is required by the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers' wage and welfare trust funds under the applicable collective bargaining agreement covering the District of Columbia region (administered locally through Iron Workers Local 5), not by a D.C. statute or regulation. The trust office sets the $100,000 bond amount as a condition of a contractor employing covered union labor; confirm the exact trust and local with your union representative before filing.

You need this bond if you're

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A structural or ornamental ironwork contractor entering a union collective bargaining agreement in the DC area

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Renewing an existing wage and welfare bond with the Iron Workers trust funds

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Bidding work that requires union ironworker labor and needs the bond on file before mobilizing

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New to the trust agreement and filing your first wage and welfare bond

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — the application includes a standard soft-pull credit consent, common to most bonds at this amount.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Iron Workers wage and welfare bond?The premium is $4,000 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every contractor filing under the trust agreement. The $100,000 bond amount is fixed by the trust funds, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $100,000?No. You pay $4,000. The $100,000 is the surety's maximum liability if a valid claim for unpaid wages or benefit contributions is made against the bond — not a deposit, and nobody holds your money.

How fast will I have the bond?Bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase — many contractors finish the application and have the bond in the same sitting. At most, 1–2 business days.

Is there a credit check?The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft credit pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.

How is this different from the reinforcing ironworkers wage bond?Same structure, different trade scope. This bond covers structural and ornamental ironwork under the Iron Workers' general wage and welfare trust agreement; the reinforcing ironworkers bond covers rebar-setting work specifically. Check with your union local which agreement applies to your crew before filing.

Related bonds

Other District of Columbia bonds.

File your wage and welfare bond today.

$4,000 flat, soft-pull credit consent only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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