UnionLabourers Local 1059 wages 2026 (Ontario)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of LiUNA Local 1059 in Ontario, read from the two agreements built into the Labourer Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Local 1059 London (Middlesex to Bruce)
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 1059 London schedule (Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron, Bruce, Perth)
$39.74an hour
Labourer, Local 1059 London (Middlesex to Bruce)
From May 3, 2026. Next step $40.64 on May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Labourerbase rate | $39.74 | $40.64 |
| Skilled labourer (forklift / zoom boom, rub-up, parging, grouting, grinding)+ $1.50 | $41.24 | $42.14 |
| Working foreperson over a labourer crew+ $4.50 | $44.24 | $45.14 |
| Non-working foreperson over a labourer crew+ $5.00 | $44.74 | $45.64 |
Rates differ by site; this table shows Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford. The app has the others.
- Overtime
- "In the event overtime is to be worked which will be in excess of three (3) hours' duration", a paid half-hour lunch break at double time (8.07): count a break not given under the day (tap Paid as) to add the half hour (it counts on days over 11 h).
- Shift premium
- 12.5% of the rate 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
- Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford: $200 a day; Huron, Bruce, Perth: $200 a day.
Local 1059 Grey County (Area 28)
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 1059 schedule for Board Area 28 (County of Grey)
$38.43 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $39.22 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Labourer, form worker, confined space attendant, grade person, waterprooferbase rate | $38.43 | $39.22 |
| Signal person, swamper, concrete vibrator, forklift / zoom boom, rescue+ $1.50 | $39.93 | $40.72 |
| Mason tender 1 | $40.00 | $40.91 |
| Mason tender 2, mixer operator, lead scaffold erector | $41.53 | $42.47 |
| Cement finisher | $40.17 | $40.96 |
| Working foreperson (10% over the labourer rate)110% | $42.27 | $43.14 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: time and a half for the first 2 h, double beyond (2.01); Saturday, Sunday and holidays double.
- Shift premium
- 12.5% of the rate 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
- Out of town: room $140 plus meals $60 a day: $200 a day.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026Labourer, Local 1059 London (Middlesex to Bruce)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular40 h × 39.74 | 1,589.60 |
| Vacation pay6% | 95.38 |
| Holiday pay4% | 63.58 |
| Gross pay | 1,748.56 |
| Deductions | |
| union administration $1.04 and OPDC 40¢ (per hour earned)per hour earned | −57.60 |
| Group RRSP $2.00 an hour worked (2.04; not union dues)per hour | −80.00 |
| CPP5.95% | −100.03 |
| EI1.63% | −28.50 |
| Income taxestimate | −293.48 |
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:
- Local 1059 Grey County (Area 28). The calculator pays all make-up hours straight up to 42½ h, and can't show the weekday ones (they appear as overtime).
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Questions
What does a Local 1059 labourer make in 2026?
$39.74 an hour under the LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 1059 London schedule (Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford, Huron, Bruce, Perth), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Local 1059 Grey County (Area 28) $38.43.
When is the next Local 1059 raise?
The next step in the Local 1059 London (Middlesex to Bruce) schedule is $40.64 an hour on May 2, 2027.
What do Local 1059 apprentices make?
Skilled labourer (forklift / zoom boom, rub-up, parging, grouting, grinding) $41.24 (+ $1.50) an hour from May 3, 2026.
How much is the Local 1059 LOA?
Middlesex, Elgin, Oxford: $200 a day; Huron, Bruce, Perth: $200 a day.
How is Local 1059 overtime paid?
"In the event overtime is to be worked which will be in excess of three (3) hours' duration", a paid half-hour lunch break at double time (8.07): count a break not given under the day (tap Paid as) to add the half hour (it counts on days over 11 h).
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 15, 2026 from the Labourer Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
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