UnionElectricians Local 424 wages 2026 (Alberta)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of IBEW Local 424 in Alberta, read from the two agreements built into the Electrician Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Maintenance (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations
National Maintenance Agreement for Alberta 2025–2028 and the Alberta General Presidents' Maintenance Agreements (Suncor / Syncrude, CNRL / Civeo / Cenovus / CNOOC, Dow / Shell, CF / Parkland), Electricians Local 424 wage schedule rev. October 4 2026
$58.59an hour
Journeyman, Maintenance (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations
From October 4, 2026. Next step $60.26 on May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From October 4, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (inside wireman, power systems electrician, instrument technician, welder, lineman, operator)base rate | $58.59 | $60.26 |
| Sub-foreman (push)+ $4.00 | $62.59 | $64.26 |
| Foreman+ $7.00 | $65.59 | $67.26 |
| General foreman+ $10.00 | $68.59 | $70.26 |
| 4th year apprentice80% | $46.87 | $48.21 |
| 3rd year apprentice70% | $41.01 | $42.18 |
| 2nd year apprentice60% | $35.15 | $36.16 |
| 1st year apprentice50% | $29.30 | $30.13 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows Fort McMurray area GPMA site: Suncor, Syncrude, CNRL, Fort Hills, Firebag, Civeo camps (camp, no subsistence). The app has the others.
- Overtime
- 5×8 (NMA 15.300; GPMA 13.201): 8 h straight, 2 h at time and a half, then double. 4×10 Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri (GPMA 13.202): 10 h straight then double; the off weekday is time and a half for 10 h, then double.
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Fort McMurray area, NMA job with subsistence ($200); Elsewhere in Alberta, more than 120 km out: subsistence $150 (rate less $0.75); Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca area: $200 a day; Canmore / Exshaw: $195 a day; 13 more in the app.
Construction, industrial (ECAA)
ECAA / IBEW Local 424 Collective Agreement March 29 2026 – April 30 2029, industrial (main body, Article 10); rules from the March 26 2023 agreement
$58.59 an hour, journeyperson, from October 4, 2026; $60.26 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From October 4, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyman (inside wireman, power systems electrician, instrument technician, welder, lineman, operator)base rate | $58.59 | $60.26 |
| Sub-foreman (push)+ $4.00 | $62.59 | $64.26 |
| Foreman+ $7.00 | $65.59 | $67.26 |
| General foreman+ $10.00 | $68.59 | $70.26 |
| 4th year apprentice80% | $46.87 | $48.21 |
| 3rd year apprentice70% | $41.01 | $42.18 |
| 2nd year apprentice60% | $35.15 | $36.16 |
| 1st year apprentice50% | $29.30 | $30.13 |
- Overtime
- 5×8 (6.01(b)): 8 h straight Monday to Friday, the first 2 h of overtime at time and a half, then double. 4×10 Monday to Thursday (6.01(c)): 10 h straight, then double; Friday's first 10 h at time and a half, then double. 10 on, 4 off back to back (6.01(d)): Tuesday to Friday one week and Monday to Thursday the next, the off Friday or Monday at time and a half: pick 4×10 Tue–Fri for the week that starts on a Tuesday and 4×10 Mon–Thu for the other.
- Shift premium
- $4.50 an hour on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Fort McMurray: $200 a day; Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca: $200 a day; Canmore / Exshaw: $195 a day; Rocky Mountain House: $190 a day; 12 more in the app.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman (inside wireman, power systems electrician, instrument technician, welder, lineman, operator), Maintenance (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 58.59 | 2,343.60 |
| Vacation pay6% | 140.62 |
| Stat holiday pay4% | 93.74 |
| Gross pay | 2,577.96 |
| Deductions | |
| Additional union dues 6¢ (per hour worked)per hour | −2.40 |
| RRSP (Supplementary Pension)40 h × 1.00 | −40.00 |
| CPP5.95% | −149.38 |
| EI1.63% | −42.02 |
| Income taxestimate | −580.28 |
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 (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations. 6% + 4% always; read the stub).
- Maintenance (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations. The paid meal half hour on an ordinary overtime day isn't added: add ½ h to the day if you took it. Inside a rotation shift a break count pays ½ h at your wage and nothing more.
- Construction, industrial (ECAA). On the off Friday of a 4×10 a missed break is paid at double here, the agreement's applicable rate is time and a half.
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Questions
What does a Local 424 journeyperson make in 2026?
$58.59 an hour under the National Maintenance Agreement for Alberta 2025–2028 and the Alberta General Presidents' Maintenance Agreements (Suncor / Syncrude, CNRL / Civeo / Cenovus / CNOOC, Dow / Shell, CF / Parkland), Electricians Local 424 wage schedule rev. October 4 2026, from October 4, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Construction, industrial (ECAA) $58.59.
When is the next Local 424 raise?
The next step in the Maintenance (NMA / GPMA): turnarounds and oil sands rotations schedule is $60.26 an hour on May 2, 2027.
What do Local 424 apprentices make?
4th year apprentice $46.87 (80%), 3rd year apprentice $41.01 (70%), 2nd year apprentice $35.15 (60%) and 1st year apprentice $29.30 (50%) an hour from October 4, 2026.
How much is the Local 424 LOA?
Fort McMurray area, NMA job with subsistence ($200); Elsewhere in Alberta, more than 120 km out: subsistence $150 (rate less $0.75); Grande Prairie: $205 a day; Wabasca area: $200 a day; Canmore / Exshaw: $195 a day; 13 more in the app.
How is Local 424 overtime paid?
5×8 (NMA 15.300; GPMA 13.201): 8 h straight, 2 h at time and a half, then double. 4×10 Mon–Thu or Tue–Fri (GPMA 13.202): 10 h straight then double; the off weekday is time and a half for 10 h, then double.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 23, 2026 from the Electrician Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
- NMA Alberta 2025–2028 v4
- NMA Alberta wage schedule, Electricians Local 424, rev. Oct 4 2026 (p.4)
- GPMA Suncor / Syncrude 2025–2028 v4
- GPMA Alberta wage schedule, Electricians Local 424, rev. Oct 4 2026 (p.4)
- EIPTFA pension plan booklet (Jan 1 2025)
- ECAA / IBEW Local 424 Collective Agreement effective March 26 2023 (Negotech 02571-14; the 2026-2029 text isn't public)
- The Alberta Worker: 4,000 Alberta electrical workers get new contract (Mar 20 2026)
- IBEW Local 424
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