IL Chicago laborers wage bonds.
2% of the bond amount.

A contractor who signs the General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity collective bargaining agreement must post a wage-and-welfare bond securing the wages, fringe benefits, and trust-fund contributions owed to Council members. The Council sets the bond amount under your agreement; the premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, after a soft credit pull that never affects your score.

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Required for contractors signatory to the Chicago Laborers District Council CBA to work with Council members

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Secures wages, fringe benefits, and trust-fund contributions owed to laborers on the job

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2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — exact price at the application

2% rate$100 minimumExactprice at the applicationSoft pull onlynever a hard inquiry

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

No lengthy underwriting queue for a wage-and-welfare bond of this size — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Council. Here is the whole thing:

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Apply online

Your business details, the bond amount your agreement requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.

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The soft pull informs approval and never affects your score; pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Larger amounts may get a brief review.

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File with the Council

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the General Laborers' District Council of Chicago. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage-and-welfare bond actually guarantees

The General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity (affiliated with LIUNA) negotiates collective bargaining agreements covering wages, health and welfare contributions, and pension contributions for laborers working on signatory jobs across the Chicago area. Many of those agreements condition a contractor's signatory status on posting a wage-and-welfare bond — sometimes called a fringe-benefit bond — that backs the wages and fund contributions the contractor owes.

It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal, a signatory contractor), the surety carrier, and the Council or its affiliated trust funds (the obligee), protecting Council members and the benefit funds. If a signatory contractor fails to pay the wages or fund contributions the agreement requires, the Council or the funds can make a claim against the bond up to its face amount.

It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This is a private contractual requirement under your CBA, not a state statute, so the exact bond figure comes from your agreement with the Council or its business agent, not a fixed dollar amount in Illinois law.

General Laborers' District Council of Chicago collective bargaining agreement — not an Illinois statuteThe requirement to post a wage-and-welfare bond comes from the collective bargaining agreement between a signatory employer and the General Laborers' District Council of Chicago and Vicinity, not from an Illinois statute. The bond amount is set under that agreement — confirm the figure with the Council's office or your business agent before applying.

You need this bond if you're

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A contractor becoming signatory to the Chicago Laborers District Council's CBA

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Renewing your signatory status with the Council and your current bond is expiring

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Bidding work that requires Council-affiliated laborers on the project

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Reinstating signatory status after a lapse in your bond

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. The pull never affects your score, and your price is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Chicago Laborers District Council wage-and-welfare bond?The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The bond amount itself is set under your collective bargaining agreement with the Council — your exact price appears at the application, before you pay.

Do I pay the full bond amount?No. The bond amount is the surety's maximum liability if the Council or its trust funds make a valid claim — not a deposit. You pay 2% of that amount, $100 minimum, at checkout.

What does the bond guarantee?That you, as a signatory contractor, pay the wages, health and welfare contributions, and pension contributions your collective bargaining agreement requires for laborers on the job. It protects the Council's members and its trust funds, not you.

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.

What amount should I enter?The bond amount your collective bargaining agreement or the Council's office requires. If you're unsure, confirm with your business agent or the Council before applying — we issue the bond to match whatever figure they set.

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