Pay & Benefit Advantages

All union members working under the same Collective Agreement are paid equally, so it’s easy to tell you what our pay rates are, and what benefits we receive.

But non-union tradespeople are not all paid the same, so a perfect apples-to-apples comparison is difficult.

Following are the major differences between what our members receive and what many non-union people receive:

• Our hourly base pay is usually higher
• Our total hourly pay package is almost always higher
• Double-time overtime is part of all of our contracts (different thresholds apply to various trades and types of projects)
• Our pension plan is 100% employer-paid (NO pay deductions!)
• Our pension plan is a ‘defined benefit’ plan – we know ahead of time exactly what our pension income will be. This type of pension is vastly better than RRSP-type 'retirement savings' plans
• Our health and welfare benefit plan is also 100% employer-paid
• We are paid 10% vacation pay every payday
• We are guaranteed that if inflation is high, we’ll receive annual pay increases equal to the Alberta inflation rate + 1%
   

Current Hourly Wages & Benefits

Current wage and benefits under review.

Journeyman Steamfitters/B Pressure Welders/Instrument Mechanics (Industrial)

Plumbers & Pipefitters (Commercial)

Refrigeration Mechanics

Instrument Mechanics

Sprinkler Fitters