UnionLabourers Local 837 wages 2026 (Ontario)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of LiUNA Local 837 in Ontario, read from the three agreements built into the Labourer Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Local 837 Hamilton
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 837 Hamilton schedule (Wentworth, western Halton, western Haldimand)
$37.65an hour
General labourer, Local 837 Hamilton
From May 3, 2026. Next step $38.73 on May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| General labourer (formworker, jackhammer, vibrator, forklift, pump, precast, plasterers' tender)base rate | $37.65 | $38.73 |
| Foreperson (10% over the base rate)110% | $41.42 | $42.60 |
| General labour foreperson (15%)115% | $43.30 | $44.54 |
| Swamper / forklift / confined space or high angle rescue+ $1.50 | $39.15 | $40.23 |
| Refractory+ $0.50 | $38.15 | $39.23 |
| Redbrick mason tender+ $0.95 | $38.60 | $39.68 |
| Cement finishing+ $2.80 | $40.45 | $41.53 |
| Apprentice, first 800 hours70% | $26.36 | $27.11 |
| Apprentice, next 800 hours80% | $30.12 | $30.98 |
| Apprentice, third 800 hours90% | $33.89 | $34.86 |
- Overtime
- Overtime: time and a half for the first 2 h past the daily hours, double after that and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays (1.02).
- Shift premium
- 12.5% of the rate on straight-time hours 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 supplied plus $60 a day for meals.
Local 837 Niagara
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 837 Niagara schedule (Lincoln, Welland, eastern Haldimand)
$37.04 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $38.11 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| General labourer (formworker, jackhammer, vibrator, forklift, pump, precast, plasterers' tender)base rate | $37.04 | $38.11 |
| Foreperson (10% over the base rate)110% | $40.74 | $41.92 |
| General labour foreperson (15%)115% | $42.60 | $43.83 |
| Swamper / forklift / confined space or high angle rescue+ $1.50 | $38.54 | $39.61 |
| Refractory+ $0.50 | $37.54 | $38.61 |
| Redbrick mason tender+ $0.95 | $37.99 | $39.06 |
| Cement finishing+ $2.90 | $39.94 | $41.01 |
| Apprentice, first 800 hours70% | $25.93 | $26.68 |
| Apprentice, next 800 hours80% | $29.63 | $30.49 |
| Apprentice, third 800 hours90% | $33.34 | $34.30 |
- Overtime
- Work before 7:00 am or after 5:00 pm and all of Saturday is time and a half; Sunday and the listed holidays double (1.02-1.03).
- Shift premium
- 6.67% 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 supplied plus $60 a day for meals.
Local 837 Waterloo, Brant, Norfolk (Areas 4, 6)
LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 837 schedule for Board Area 4 (Norfolk and Brant) and Board Area 6 (Waterloo)
$36.15 an hour, journeyperson, from May 3, 2026; $37.06 from May 2, 2027.
| Classification | From May 3, 2026 | From May 2, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Labourer, form worker, confined space attendant, grade person, waterprooferbase rate | $36.15 | $37.06 |
| Signal person, swamper, concrete vibrator, forklift / zoom boom, rescue+ $1.50 | $37.65 | $38.58 |
| Foreperson | $39.77 | $40.79 |
| Mason tender I | $37.35 | $38.28 |
| Mason tender II, mixer operator, lead scaffold erector, forklift | $37.85 | $38.78 |
| Cement finisher | $37.90 | $38.83 |
- 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 42.5-hour week, worked out
Week of October 25, 2026General labourer (formworker, jackhammer, vibrator, forklift, pump, precast, plasterers' tender), Local 837 Hamilton
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
| Regular42.5 h × 37.65 | 1,600.13 |
| Gross pay | 1,600.13 |
| Deductions | |
| Field dues3% of wages | −48.00 |
| OPDC 40¢ and Canadian Building Trades 1¢42.5 h | −17.43 |
| CPP5.95% | −100.72 |
| EI1.63% | −28.69 |
| Income taxestimate | −318.27 |
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- Local 837 Waterloo, Brant, Norfolk (Areas 4, 6). 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 837 journeyperson make in 2026?
$37.65 an hour under the LiUNA OPDC Provincial ICI Agreement 2025-2028, Local 837 Hamilton schedule (Wentworth, western Halton, western Haldimand), from May 3, 2026. The other agreements on this page: Local 837 Niagara $37.04 and Local 837 Waterloo, Brant, Norfolk (Areas 4, 6) $36.15.
When is the next Local 837 raise?
The next step in the Local 837 Hamilton schedule is $38.73 an hour on May 2, 2027.
What do Local 837 apprentices make?
Swamper / forklift / confined space or high angle rescue $39.15 (+ $1.50), Refractory $38.15 (+ $0.50), Cement finishing $40.45 (+ $2.80), Apprentice, first 800 hours $26.36 (70%), Apprentice, next 800 hours $30.12 (80%) and Apprentice, third 800 hours $33.89 (90%) an hour from May 3, 2026.
How much is the Local 837 LOA?
Out of town: room supplied plus $60 a day for meals.
How is Local 837 overtime paid?
Overtime: time and a half for the first 2 h past the daily hours, double after that and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays (1.02).
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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