IL Locals 21 & 52 wage bonds.
4% of the bond amount.

A contractor who signs the joint collective bargaining agreement covering Illinois Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 must post an employer's wage-and-welfare bond securing the wages and benefit-fund contributions the agreement requires. The locals set the bond amount under your agreement; the premium is 4% 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 joint Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 collective bargaining agreement to employ their members

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Secures wages and welfare / benefit fund contributions owed under the agreement

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4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — exact price at the application

4% 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 fringe-benefit bond of this size — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the locals. Here is the whole thing:

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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 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Larger amounts may get a brief review.

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File with the locals

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage-and-welfare bond actually guarantees

Illinois Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 administer a joint collective bargaining agreement that covers wages and welfare-fund contributions for their members, and their agreement conditions a contractor's signatory status on posting an employer's wage-and-welfare bond that backs those obligations. Confirm the specific trade and jurisdiction covered by your agreement directly with the locals or your business agent, since the exact craft is set by the CBA you sign, not by this page.

It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal, a signatory contractor), the surety carrier, and Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 or their affiliated trust funds (the obligee), protecting their members and benefit funds. If a signatory contractor fails to pay the wages or fund contributions the agreement requires, the locals or their 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 locals, not a fixed dollar amount in Illinois law.

Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 collective bargaining agreement — not an Illinois statuteThe requirement to post an employer's wage-and-welfare bond comes from the joint collective bargaining agreement between a signatory employer and Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52, not from an Illinois statute. The bond amount is set under that agreement — confirm the figure with the locals' office or your business agent before applying.

You need this bond if you're

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A contractor becoming signatory to the joint Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 collective bargaining agreement

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

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Bidding work in a jurisdiction that requires Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 members

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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 Local Unions 21 and 52 bond?The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. The bond amount itself is set under your collective bargaining agreement with the locals — 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 locals or their trust funds make a valid claim — not a deposit. You pay 4% of that amount, $100 minimum, at checkout.

What does the bond guarantee?That you, as a signatory contractor, pay the wages and welfare fund contributions your collective bargaining agreement requires for Local Unions Nos. 21 and 52 members on the job. It protects their members and 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 locals' office requires. If you're unsure, confirm with your business agent before applying — we issue the bond to match whatever figure they set.

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