UnionPipefitters Local 254 wages 2026 (Manitoba)
The hourly rates, overtime, shift, vacation and LOA rules of UA Local 254 in Manitoba, read from the three agreements built into the Pipefitter Cheque app. An independent guide: the agreement and your hall have the final word.
Industrial (Mechanical Agreement)
CLRAM Mechanical Contractors Trade Division / UA Local 254 Mechanical Agreement 2022–2026, industrial work (Manitoba)
$48.02an hour
Journeyman, Industrial (Mechanical Agreement)
From May 1, 2025. No later step published.
| Classification | From May 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $48.02 |
| Foreman+10% | $52.82 |
| General foreman+15% | $55.22 |
| General foreman over 3 or more foremen or 35 people+25% | $60.03 |
| 5th-year apprentice (new journeyman) | $44.90 |
| 4th-year apprentice80% | $38.42 |
| 3rd-year apprentice70% | $33.61 |
| 2nd-year apprentice60% | $28.81 |
| 1st-year apprentice50% | $24.01 |
| Plumber / steam worker40% | $19.21 |
- Overtime
- Overtime (4:2): past 8 hours Monday to Friday the first 2 hours are time and a half, then double; Saturday the first 8 hours at time and a half, then double; Sunday and holidays double.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4.77% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Zone A, to 104 km (up to $100 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone B, 104 to 225 km ($167.50 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone C, past 225 km ($193.50 a day, 7 days a week, May 2023 amount).
Non-industrial (Mechanical Agreement)
CLRAM Mechanical Contractors Trade Division / UA Local 254 Mechanical Agreement 2022–2026, non-industrial work (Manitoba)
$45.93 an hour, journeyman, from May 1, 2025.
| Classification | From May 1, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Journeymanbase rate | $45.93 |
| Foreman+10% | $50.52 |
| General foreman+15% | $52.82 |
| 5th-year apprentice (new journeyman) | $42.94 |
| 4th-year apprentice80% | $36.74 |
| 3rd-year apprentice70% | $32.15 |
| 2nd-year apprentice60% | $27.56 |
| 1st-year apprentice50% | $22.97 |
| Plumber / steam worker40% | $18.37 |
- Overtime
- A week of four 10-hour days at straight time is allowed by agreement (letter of understanding); past 10 hours and the off weekday are time and a half here.
- Shift premium
- 10% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 4.77% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
- LOA, subsistence and travel
- Zone A, to 104 km (up to $100 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone B, 104 to 225 km ($167.50 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone C, past 225 km ($193.50 a day, 7 days a week, May 2023 amount).
Sprinkler fitters
Canadian National Road Sprinkler Fitter Collective Agreement 2025–2028 (CASA / UA), Local 254 schedule
$49.41 an hour, journeyperson sprinkler fitter, from May 1, 2026; $50.95 from May 1, 2027.
| Classification | From May 1, 2026 | From May 1, 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Journeyperson sprinkler fitterbase rate | $49.41 | $50.95 |
| Foreman (5 to 15 people)114% | $56.33 | $58.08 |
| Lead hand (a crew of 4)110% | $54.35 | $56.05 |
| Apprentice, 4th year80% | $39.53 | $40.76 |
| Apprentice, 3rd year70% | $34.59 | $35.67 |
| Apprentice, 2nd year60% | $29.65 | $30.57 |
| Apprentice, 1st year (the first 3 months are probation)50% | $24.71 | $25.48 |
- Overtime
- On the 36-hour week, work past 8 hours Monday to Thursday or 4 on Friday "shall be considered overtime" (7.1), but the agreement doesn't give the rate there;
- Shift premium
- 15% of the rate on every hour worked on shift.
- Vacation and stat holiday pay
- 6% vacation pay and 6% holiday pay on top of wages, taxed with them.
One 40-hour week, worked out
Week of November 1, 2026Journeyman, Industrial (Mechanical Agreement)
Example| Day | Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Earnings | |
|---|---|
| Regular40 h × 48.02 | 1,920.80 |
| Vacation pay6% | 115.25 |
| Holiday pay4.77% | 91.62 |
| Gross pay | 2,127.67 |
| Deductions | |
| Health and welfare, your share ($1.03 an hour worked)per hour | −41.20 |
| Training fund, your share (17¢ an hour worked)per hour | −6.80 |
| CPP5.95% | −122.59 |
| EI1.63% | −34.68 |
| Income taxestimate | −515.14 |
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:
- Sprinkler fitters. The calculator applies 7.2 to it too (2 hours at time and a half, then double), so check a stub. Saturday, Sunday and holidays are double time plus any shift premium (7.3). An overtime meal after the 10th hour when you weren't told the day before (7.8): not built in.
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Questions
What does a Local 254 journeyman make in 2026?
$48.02 an hour under the CLRAM Mechanical Contractors Trade Division / UA Local 254 Mechanical Agreement 2022–2026, industrial work (Manitoba), from May 1, 2025. The other agreements on this page: Non-industrial (Mechanical Agreement) $45.93 and Sprinkler fitters $49.41.
When is the next Local 254 raise?
No later step is published in the data for the Industrial (Mechanical Agreement) agreement. Rates usually change once a year; check the schedule before you count on a raise.
What do Local 254 apprentices make?
5th-year apprentice (new journeyman) $44.90, 4th-year apprentice $38.42 (80%), 3rd-year apprentice $33.61 (70%), 2nd-year apprentice $28.81 (60%) and 1st-year apprentice $24.01 (50%) an hour from May 1, 2025.
How much is the Local 254 LOA?
Zone A, to 104 km (up to $100 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone B, 104 to 225 km ($167.50 a day worked, May 2023 amount); Zone C, past 225 km ($193.50 a day, 7 days a week, May 2023 amount).
How is Local 254 overtime paid?
Overtime (4:2): past 8 hours Monday to Friday the first 2 hours are time and a half, then double; Saturday the first 8 hours at time and a half, then double; Sunday and holidays double.
Sources
The agreements and schedules these numbers were read from. Built October 18, 2026 from the Pipefitter Cheque app, version 1.0.0.
- 2022–2026 Mechanical Agreement, CLRAM Mechanical Contractors Trade Division / UA Local 254 (Articles 4–7, 12, 17.1 p.30, 23, 28)
- Canadian National Road Sprinkler Fitter Collective Agreement 2025–2028 (CASA, NSCLRA and CLRA NL / UA Locals 56, 170, 179, 254, 325, 488, 496, 740, 853), web version with the Appendix 1 wage schedules (UA Local 179's copy)
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