Members · Agreements

The provincial
CLRA agreement.

The collective agreement between Local 512 and the Construction Labour Relations Association (C.L.R.A.) sets the wages, hours, dispatch rules, working conditions and benefit contributions that apply on every signatory job in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Read it.
Know it.

The full text of the current Provincial Agreement is available here. Members are encouraged to read it carefully and bring questions to the hall.

Provincial Agreement · PDF

SMW Local 512 — C.L.R.A. Provincial Agreement

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What’s inside

The headline sections.

  • Wages & classifications

    Hourly rates for journeypersons, foremen and each apprenticeship level, plus overtime, shift and travel premiums.

  • Hours of work

    Standard work week, overtime triggers, scheduling rules, statutory holidays.

  • Dispatch

    How members are referred to work, seniority rules, name-hire provisions.

  • Benefit contributions

    Employer per-hour contributions to health & welfare, pension and training fund.

  • Safety

    Site safety obligations, refusal of unsafe work, PPE responsibilities.

  • Grievance procedure

    How disputes are raised, escalated and resolved between the local, the contractor and the C.L.R.A.