UA Local 396 wage & welfare bonds.
4% of the bond amount.
UA Local 396 — the plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and HVAC/refrigeration technicians' union serving the Mahoning Valley from Boardman, Ohio — requires signatory contractors to post a wage and welfare bond, typically filed at $75,000, guaranteeing union-scale wages and fund contributions. This is a private requirement of the local's collective bargaining agreement, not an Ohio 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 welfare bond — enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the local. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your company details, the bond amount your UA Local 396 agreement requires (often $75,000), and the effective date — plus a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
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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. Because this local runs a six-figure standard amount, some applications get a brief review.
File with the union
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with UA Local 396 or its benefit funds office so your signatory status stays current. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the wage & welfare bond actually guarantees
UA Local 396 is the Mahoning Valley local of the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry, representing plumbers, pipefitters, steamfitters, and HVAC/refrigeration technicians from Boardman, Ohio. Contractors who sign the local's collective bargaining agreement agree to pay union-scale wages and to remit contributions to its welfare, pension, and apprenticeship funds, administered through the local's benefit funds office.
The wage and welfare bond backs those obligations. It is a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and UA Local 396 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 an Ohio statute. The local's standard filing amount is $75,000, though it can set a different figure per contractor. 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 UA Local 396 agreement requires. Most clear quickly; the six-figure standard amount may get a brief underwriter review, usually within 48 hours.
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Other Ohio bonds.
Signatory status waiting on one bond.
Premiums from $100, priced at 4% of the bond amount. Enter your required figure and file with the local the same day.