New York UN No. 13 of the Assoc. of Journeymen & Apprentices Plumbing & Pipefitting Wage & Fringe Bond
Overview
Workers in the plumbing and pipefitting trades in New York depend on this bond for protection of their wages and fringe benefits. New York UN No. 13 of the Association of Journeymen & Apprentices Plumbing & Pipefitting Wage & Fringe Bond guarantees that covered employees receive every dollar of pay and every benefit contribution owed to them. Contractors who employ union plumbers and pipefitters under UA Local 13 agreements must carry this bond as a condition of performing that work. It is a financial backstop that makes the employer's wage and fringe obligations enforceable.
Who Needs This Bond?
Plumbing and pipefitting contractors working under collective bargaining agreements with UA Local 13 in New York need this bond. If your company employs journeymen or apprentices covered by the union's wage and fringe benefit schedule, you are the principal on this bond. It is required before you can put those workers on the job under the union agreement. Contractors who fail to secure it risk losing their ability to use union labor on any project in the jurisdiction.
What is this Bond For?
This bond exists to guarantee that the employer pays every wage rate, overtime obligation, and fringe benefit contribution required under the UA Local 13 collective bargaining agreement. If a contractor shortchanges workers on pay or fails to remit contributions to benefit funds — health, pension, annuity, or apprenticeship — the bond provides a source of recovery. It protects the workers themselves, not a government licensing agency. The union and its benefit funds are the protected parties with standing to make a claim.
When is it Required?
Signing or operating under a collective bargaining agreement with UA Local 13 is the moment this bond becomes mandatory. Before union-covered plumbers or pipefitters can be dispatched to your jobsite, the union requires proof that the bond is in force. It is not triggered by a state license application — it is triggered by the labor agreement itself. Renewing or maintaining that agreement means the bond must remain active without interruption.
Where Does it Apply?
This bond is tied to the jurisdiction and membership of UA Local 13 of the Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Industry of the United States and Canada, as it operates in New York. It is a statewide obligation defined by the union's geographic scope rather than a specific municipal permit. Any project where Local 13 labor is employed under the collective bargaining agreement falls within its coverage.
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