UnionCrane Operators Local 904 wages 2026 (Newfoundland and Labrador)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of IUOE Local 904 in Newfoundland and Labrador, read from the two agreements built into the Crane Operator Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's)
DCH Crane Rentals Ltd. – IUOE Local 904 Collective Agreement (single company; listed April 14 2022 to October 31 2027), wage table effective May 1 2026
$39.88an hour
Group 1 crane rental rate, Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's)
From May 1, 2026. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Group 1 crane rental ratebase rate | $39.88 |
| Group 2 crane rental rate | $38.68 |
| Group 3 crane rental rate | $38.19 |
| Group 4 crane rental rate | $36.95 |
| Group 5 crane rental rate | $36.04 |
| Apprentice, 60% of Group 160% | $23.93 |
| Apprentice, 65% of Group 165% | $25.92 |
| Apprentice, 70% of Group 170% | $27.92 |
| Apprentice, 75% of Group 175% | $29.91 |
| Apprentice, 80% of Group 180% | $31.90 |
| Apprentice, 90% of Group 190% | $35.89 |
| Foreperson (+10% of the crane group picked below)+10% | $43.87 |
| General foreperson (+15% of the crane group picked below)+15% | $45.86 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (1.02): time and a half after 8 h Monday to Friday, double after 12 h; Saturday time and a half for 8 h, then double; Sunday, holidays and scheduled days off double.
- Shift premium
- $3.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 9% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- 40 to 119 km outside the free zone: living-out $88 per day worked; 120 km or more: living-out $88 seven days a week.
Crane rental: Boreal Cranes (Labrador West)
Boreal Cranes Inc. – IUOE Local 904 Collective Agreement, December 19 2022 to March 31 2029 (single company; Wabush, Labrador West), Appendix B
$43.25 an hour, journeyperson, from April 1, 2026; $44.00 from April 1, 2027.
| Classification | From April 1, 2026 | From April 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile crane operator, Red Seal (Group 1)base rate | $43.25 | $44.00 |
| Boom truck operator, Blue Seal (Group 2) | $39.50 | $40.15 |
- Overtime
- Work outside the regular day is double time (non-billable shop work 1.5×, not modelled), and so is a holiday worked (11.03).
- Shift premium
- $3.00 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 4% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Non-resident: housed by the employer, plus $30 a day for meals.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Group 1 crane rental rate, Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 39.88 | 1,595.20 |
| Vacation pay9% | 143.57 |
| Holiday pay4% | 63.81 |
| Gross pay | 1,802.58 |
| Deductions | |
| CPP5.95% | −103.25 |
| EI1.63% | −29.38 |
| Income taxestimate | −409.01 |
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:
- Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's). The May 2025 rates aren't printed, so weeks before May 1 2026 are priced at the 2026 rate, too high by that year's 3%. Later raises follow the CLRA agreement (6.05).
- Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's). The calculator pays the double time but not the extra day's pay (add it from your stub). Reporting pay of 2 h (local) or 4 h (living-out) isn't modelled.
- Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's). It is paid on its own line, not multiplied on overtime (the document doesn't say), and only one at a time.
- Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's). Holidays. The holiday list isn't in our data yet (it is in the CLRA-904 agreement, whose public copy is incomplete): the calculator uses New Year's, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Boxing Day, a weekend one moved to the next work day; tick Holiday on any other day your agreement names and Not a holiday on one it doesn't.
- Crane rental: Boreal Cranes (Labrador West). Rotations (21-14, 14-14, 14-7 or 5-2, with scheduled days off worked at double time and 8 h of travel pay, 12.02) aren't modelled: the calculator pays every Saturday and Sunday hour at double time, which on a rotation is too high for the scheduled weekend days, so check your stub. Reporting pay of 4 h (14.01) isn't modelled.
- Crane rental: Boreal Cranes (Labrador West). Holidays. The holiday list isn't in our data yet (it is in the CLRA-904 agreement, whose public copy is incomplete): the calculator uses New Year's, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Boxing Day, a weekend one moved to the next work day; tick Holiday on any other day your agreement names and Not a holiday on one it doesn't.
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Questions
What does a Local 904 group 1 crane rental rate make in 2026?
$39.88 an hour under the DCH Crane Rentals Ltd. – IUOE Local 904 Collective Agreement (single company; listed April 14 2022 to October 31 2027), wage table effective May 1 2026, from May 1, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Crane rental: Boreal Cranes (Labrador West) $43.25.
When is the next Local 904 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Crane rental: DCH Crane Rentals (St. John's) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 904 apprentices make?
Apprentice, 60% of Group 1 $23.93 (60%), Apprentice, 65% of Group 1 $25.92 (65%), Apprentice, 70% of Group 1 $27.92 (70%), Apprentice, 75% of Group 1 $29.91 (75%), Apprentice, 80% of Group 1 $31.90 (80%) and Apprentice, 90% of Group 1 $35.89 (90%) an hour from May 1, 2026.
How much is the Local 904 LOA?
40 to 119 km outside the free zone: living-out $88 per day worked; 120 km or more: living-out $88 seven days a week.
How is Local 904 overtime paid?
Overtime (1.02): time and a half after 8 h Monday to Friday, double after 12 h; Saturday time and a half for 8 h, then double; Sunday, holidays and scheduled days off double.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Crane Operator Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
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