Missouri Operating Engineers Local No. 513 Wage and Fringe Benefits Bond
Overview
Contractors and employers who operate under collective bargaining agreements with Missouri Operating Engineers Local No. 513 are required to secure this Wage and Fringe Benefits Bond before putting union workers on the job. This bond guarantees that covered employees will receive every dollar of wages and fringe benefits owed to them under the labor agreement. If an employer fails to pay wages, health contributions, pension contributions, or other required benefits, the bond provides a financial remedy for the union and its members. Buying this bond is a condition of working with Local 513 — not optional, not negotiable.
Who Needs This Bond?
General contractors, subcontractors, and specialty trade employers who have signed a collective bargaining agreement with Missouri Operating Engineers Local No. 513 need this bond. This includes excavation contractors, heavy equipment operators, pipeline contractors, and site preparation firms that employ operating engineers covered by the Local 513 agreement. If your company is signatory to this union and you have Missouri jobsites where Local 513 members will work, you are the principal on this bond and you need it in force before work begins.
What is this Bond For?
This bond protects operating engineers and the union's benefit funds from wage theft and fringe benefit shortfalls. When a signatory employer fails to remit wages, health and welfare contributions, pension payments, vacation pay, or other contractually required amounts, the bond provides a guaranteed source of recovery. Local No. 513 can make a claim against the bond to recover what workers and benefit funds are owed. It holds employers financially accountable to every obligation written into the collective bargaining agreement.
When is it Required?
Before your company dispatches a single Local 513 member to a Missouri jobsite, the union will require proof that this bond is in place. The bond is typically requested during the signatory process — when you sign the collective bargaining agreement or when you begin working under an existing agreement and the union requests your compliance documentation. Renewals are also triggered when the bond term lapses or when the union audits your benefit contributions and requires updated bonding. Do not wait until a job is awarded to address this requirement.
Where Does it Apply?
This bond applies statewide across Missouri wherever signatory employers are performing work under the Missouri Operating Engineers Local No. 513 collective bargaining agreement. It is a union-driven requirement, not a state agency license requirement — the obligation runs directly between your company and Local 513. Any Missouri jobsite staffed with Local 513 members falls under the coverage and enforcement scope of this bond.
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