New York Joint Industry Board wage & welfare bonds.
From $100.
The Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry requires New York City electrical contractors signatory to the IBEW Local 3 agreement to post a wage and welfare bond guaranteeing union-scale wages and trust fund contributions. Your signatory agreement sets the amount. Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a New York Joint Industry Board wage & welfare bond cost?
4% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No long underwriting queue for the standard wage and welfare bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Board. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your signatory agreement requires, and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most wage and welfare 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 Joint Industry Board
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wage and welfare bond actually guarantees
The Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry is a labor-management trust that administers the wage, pension, health, and annuity funds negotiated between IBEW Local 3 and signatory electrical contractors in the New York City area. A contractor who signs the industry's collective bargaining agreement agrees to pay union-scale wages and to remit contributions to those trust funds.
The wage and welfare bond backs those obligations. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and the Joint Industry Board and its trust funds (the obligee / protected parties). If a signatory contractor fails to pay covered wages or remit fund contributions, the Board 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 New York statute, so there is no single published bond amount — the Board sets the figure per contractor. Enter the amount your 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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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Joint Industry Board. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Joint Industry Board of the Electrical Industry. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, then a quick review.
Submit the application with the bond amount your signatory agreement requires. Most wage and welfare bonds clear quickly; larger amounts may get a brief underwriter review.
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Premiums cost 4% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Enter the amount your agreement requires and file with the Board the same day.