OH Local 577 wage & welfare bonds.
$2,000 flat.

United Association Local No. 577 — plumbers, pipefitters, HVACR technicians, and welders serving Portsmouth and the Southern Ohio region — requires a signatory contractor to post a $50,000 wage and welfare bond. Ours is $2,000 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — never a hard inquiry.

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Required of signatory Local 577 contractors under the collective bargaining agreement

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Fixed price, fixed amount — $50,000 bond, $2,000, 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 wage and welfare filing is about the simplest thing in surety. Here's the entire process:

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Apply online

Business details, an effective date, and a soft credit consent. That's the application — no financial statements.

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 Local 577

Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with UA Local 577 in Portsmouth. Wet-ink original mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the bond actually guarantees

United Association Local No. 577, headquartered in Portsmouth, has represented plumbers, pipefitters, HVACR technicians, and welders across the Southern Ohio region since 1912. A contractor who signs its collective bargaining agreement takes on negotiated wage rates and contributions to the local's welfare and benefit funds, and the local requires a wage and welfare bond to back that promise.

It's a three-party arrangement: you (the principal), the surety carrier, and UA Local 577 (the obligee), with covered union members as the protected parties. If a signatory contractor falls behind on wages or welfare fund contributions the agreement covers, the local can make a claim against the bond, up to its $50,000 limit, to recover the shortfall.

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. Local 577 sets and enforces this bond through its own signatory rules, so confirm your exact obligee wording and amount with the local before filing.

Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 577 — collective bargaining agreement, not an Ohio statuteThis filing is required by Plumbers and Pipefitters Local No. 577 as a condition of a contractor's signatory status under its collective bargaining agreement, to secure union-scale wages and welfare fund contributions for covered work in the Portsmouth and Southern Ohio area. Local 577 sets the $50,000 bond amount under its own signatory rules, not a published Ohio statute or fee schedule — confirm the exact obligee wording with the local before filing.

You need this bond if you're

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Signing Local 577's collective bargaining agreement as a new signatory contractor

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Renewing your signatory status with an expiring or non-renewing bond

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A plumbing, pipefitting, or HVACR contractor bringing Local 577-represented workers onto a jobsite

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Moving work into the Southern Ohio region and need Local 577 coverage in place

One application, issued instantly.

These are the actual issuing fields — the application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only, never a hard inquiry.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Local 577 wage and welfare bond?The premium is $2,000 flat — set by our carrier's rate book for this bond, the same for every signatory contractor. The $50,000 bond amount is set by Local 577's filing requirement, so there is no quote process.

Do I pay the $50,000?No. You pay $2,000. The $50,000 is the local's maximum recovery if a valid claim 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 pull only — a soft inquiry that never affects your score. No hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.

Where does this bond get filed?With UA Local 577 in Portsmouth, Ohio — the local that administers the collective bargaining agreement and receives the bond as a condition of your signatory status.

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$2,000 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.

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OH Local 577 wage & welfare bonds.$2,000 flat.