UnionBoilermakers Local 203 wages 2026 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of Boilermakers Local 203 (Lodge 203) in Newfoundland and Labrador, read from the four agreements built into the Boilermaker Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Construction (BCA-NL / CLRA-NL)
IBB Local 203 / BCA-NL / CLRA-NL Field Construction Agreement 2022–2027 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
$43.56an hour
Journeyperson, Construction (BCA-NL / CLRA-NL)
From May 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Journeypersonbase rate | $43.56 |
| Assistant foreperson | $45.26 |
| Foreperson | $47.36 |
| General foreperson | $48.71 |
| 3rd-year apprentice90% | $39.04 |
| 2nd-year apprentice75% | $32.26 |
| 1st-year apprentice60% | $25.46 |
- Overtime
- All overtime is double time (16.01a): past the 8 h day (10 h compressed) Mon–Fri, and every hour on Saturday, Sunday and the eleven recognized holidays (17.02).
- Shift premium
- 20% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 8% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- NL (outside the St. John's commute): $98 a day.
Maintenance, Holyrood generating station (NMA)
NMA Newfoundland and Labrador (Intermittent), NL Hydro Holyrood Generating Station, Jan 1 2026 to Dec 31 2028
$43.06 an hour, journeyperson, from May 1, 2026.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| JourneypersonNL rate −$0.50 | $43.06 |
| Assistant forepersonNL rate −$0.50 | $44.76 |
| ForepersonNL rate −$0.50 | $46.86 |
| General forepersonNL rate −$0.50 | $48.21 |
| 3rd-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.50 | $38.54 |
| 2nd-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.50 | $31.76 |
| 1st-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.50 | $24.96 |
- Overtime
- 5×8 (15.100–15.300): 8 h straight, up to 4 h at time and a half, double after 12 h. 4×10 (Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri): 10 h straight, up to 2 h at time and a half, double after 12 h; the fifth weekday is time and a half up to 12 h, then double.
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 8% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- No subsistence, except an amount set with the National Maintenance Council for some plant locations (13.100), which isn't published: type it as the living-out rate if you're paid one.
Maintenance, NMA province-wide (Liannu)
NMA Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (province-wide), Nov 1 2017 to Feb 29 2020, then year to year
$42.81 an hour, journeyperson, from May 1, 2026.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| JourneypersonNL rate −$0.75 | $42.81 |
| Assistant forepersonNL rate −$0.75 | $44.51 |
| ForepersonNL rate −$0.75 | $46.61 |
| General forepersonNL rate −$0.75 | $47.96 |
| 3rd-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.75 | $38.29 |
| 2nd-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.75 | $31.51 |
| 1st-year apprenticeNL rate −$0.75 | $24.71 |
- Overtime
- 5×8 (16.200–16.301): 8 h a day, 40 h Mon–Fri; weekday overtime is time and a half for the first 2 h, then double. 4×10: double after 10 h on the four days; the Monday or Friday off is time and a half for the first 10 h, then double.
- Shift premium
- No shift premium is published for this agreement, so the app adds none for night work.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 8% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Project over 100 road km from home: $100 a day.
Maintenance, Labrador West mines (Marshall Industries)
Marshall Industries Ltd. / Trades NL Maintenance Agreement, Labrador West, Oct 30 2023 to Oct 30 2026
$43.25 an hour, journeyperson, from October 30, 2025.
| Classification | From October 30, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeypersonbase rate | $43.25 |
| Assistant forepersonJP +$1.70 | $44.95 |
| ForepersonJP +$3.80 | $47.05 |
| General forepersonJP +$5.15 | $48.40 |
| 3rd-year apprentice90% | $38.93 |
| 2nd-year apprentice75% | $32.44 |
| 1st-year apprentice60% | $25.95 |
- Overtime
- 5×8 Mon–Fri (Art. 21, 23): the first 4 h over 8 in a day and the first 4 h on Saturday are time and a half; the rest of Saturday, Sunday and the double-time holidays are double. 4×10 Mon–Thu: the first 2 h over 10 and the first 6 h on Friday are time and a half; the rest of Friday, Saturday, Sunday and the double-time holidays are double.
- Shift premium
- 12.5% of the rate on straight-time hours worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 10% vacation pay and 2% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Journeyperson, Construction (BCA-NL / CLRA-NL)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 43.56 | 1,742.40 |
| Vacation pay8% | 139.39 |
| Holiday pay4% | 69.70 |
| Gross pay | 1,951.49 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues4.25% of wages | −74.05 |
| Helmets to Hardhats40 h | −0.40 |
| CPP5.95% | −112.11 |
| EI1.63% | −31.81 |
| Income taxestimate | −435.50 |
What's missing
Where the app can't follow a rule to the letter yet, its notes say so, and say how to allow for it when you enter your hours. From this page's agreements:
- Maintenance, Holyrood generating station (NMA). The app adds $30, so from 2028 add the other $5 in the week's travel box. Reporting pay: 3 h (12.100).
- Maintenance, Holyrood generating station (NMA). The agreement doesn't state the vacation and holiday pay percentage (10.100 covers the funds only). The app uses the NL construction agreement's 8% and 4% on gross wages; check your stub. Lodge 203 doesn't publish its dues: enter them from your stub.
- Maintenance, NMA province-wide (Liannu). The research doesn't record where this agreement observes a weekend holiday; the app moves it to the next work day, as the NL Intermittent NMA does.
- Maintenance, NMA province-wide (Liannu). The agreement doesn't state the vacation and holiday pay percentage; the app uses the NL construction agreement's 8% and 4% on gross wages, so check your stub. Lodge 203 doesn't publish its dues: enter them from your stub.
- Maintenance, Labrador West mines (Marshall Industries). Flex time, on the client's own rotation including weekends, is a 15% premium on all hours and no overtime (21.09); the app has no such schedule, so check those weeks against your stub.
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Questions
What does a Local 203 journeyperson make in 2026?
$43.56 an hour under the IBB Local 203 / BCA-NL / CLRA-NL Field Construction Agreement 2022–2027 (Newfoundland and Labrador), from May 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Maintenance, Holyrood generating station (NMA) $43.06, Maintenance, NMA province-wide (Liannu) $42.81 and Maintenance, Labrador West mines (Marshall Industries) $43.25.
When is the next Local 203 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Construction (BCA-NL / CLRA-NL) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 203 apprentices make?
3rd-year apprentice $39.04 (90%), 2nd-year apprentice $32.26 (75%) and 1st-year apprentice $25.46 (60%) an hour from May 1, 2026.
How much is the Local 203 LOA?
NL (outside the St. John's commute): $98 a day.
How is Local 203 overtime paid?
All overtime is double time (16.01a): past the 8 h day (10 h compressed) Mon–Fri, and every hour on Saturday, Sunday and the eleven recognized holidays (17.02).
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Boilermaker Cheque app, version 2.0.2.
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