WI Laborers District Council bonds.
2.5% of the bond amount.

A Wisconsin contractor who signs the collective bargaining agreement with the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council, affiliated with the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), AFL-CIO, is required, as a condition of that agreement, to post a wage and welfare bond guaranteeing payment of covered wages and fringe-benefit contributions. The Council sets the amount from your anticipated covered payroll; premiums cost 2.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, after a one-time soft credit consent.

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Required by the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council as a term of its collective bargaining agreement — not a Wisconsin statute

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Guarantees payment into the Council's benefit trust funds and covered wages owed to laborers you employ

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2.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — enter the figure the Council set and see your exact price at application

2.5% rate$100 minimum premiumSoft pull onlynever a hard inquiryFastinstant underwriting for most

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How it works

Apply to filed in one sitting.

The bond form comes from the Council on a case-by-case basis; the application itself is short. Enter your amount, consent to a soft pull, and file with the Council. Here is the whole thing:

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Your company details, the bond amount the Council set for your anticipated covered payroll, and a one-time consent to a soft credit pull — no hard inquiry ever runs.

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Most wage and welfare bonds at this size clear instantly. Pricing is 2.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. Larger requested 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 Wisconsin Laborers' District Council as required by the collective bargaining agreement. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What the wage and welfare bond actually guarantees

A wage and welfare bond is a condition of the collective bargaining agreement between a signatory contractor and the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council, the statewide body of local unions affiliated with the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), AFL-CIO. It is not a Wisconsin statute — it is a private contractual requirement the Council imposes as a condition of the CBA.

It is a three-party arrangement: you (the contractor and principal), the surety carrier, and the Council's benefit trust funds (the obligee). If a signatory contractor fails to remit the wages or the fringe-benefit contributions the CBA requires into the Council's health, pension, and training trust funds, the union can claim against the bond for the shortfall, and the contractor then owes the surety.

There is no single required amount — the Council fixes a sum from your anticipated covered payroll and provides the bond form directly, on a case-by-case basis. Enter the figure the Council gave you; your premium is priced at 2.5% of that amount, $100 minimum, after a one-time soft credit consent that does not affect your score.

Wisconsin Laborers' District Council — collective bargaining agreement, not a Wisconsin statuteThis bond is required by the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council, affiliated with the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA), AFL-CIO, as a term of its collective bargaining agreement with signatory contractors — not by a state statute or ordinance. The bond guarantees payment of covered wages and the fringe-benefit contributions the CBA requires into the Council's benefit trust funds. Confirm your required amount and the trust funds covered directly with the Council before applying.

You need this bond if you are

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A contractor signing the CBA with the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council for the first time

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Renewing your signatory status and the Council has updated your required bond amount

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Bidding a Wisconsin project that requires bonded, signatory laborers

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Adding covered payroll that has increased the amount the Council requires you to post

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 — 2.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum — is set at application.

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FAQ

Common questions.

How much is the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council wage and welfare bond?Premiums cost 2.5% of the bond amount, with a $100 minimum. The amount itself is set by the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council from your anticipated covered payroll — there is no single fixed figure. Enter the amount the Council gave you and your exact price appears at the application.

What amount should I enter?The figure the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council provided when you signed the collective bargaining agreement, based on your anticipated covered payroll. If you are unsure, contact the Council directly before applying — they issue the bond form case-by-case.

What does the bond guarantee?It guarantees that a signatory contractor pays the wages and the fringe-benefit contributions the collective bargaining agreement requires into the Council's benefit trust funds. If the contractor fails to pay, the Council can claim against the bond for the shortfall.

Where do I file it?With the Wisconsin Laborers' District Council, as the CBA requires of a signatory contractor. Your executed bond arrives by email, ready to submit; wet-ink originals are mailed on request.

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. Pricing itself is 2.5% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.

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