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Operating Engineers Local 904 logo: the letters OE with the island of Newfoundland in the O, and 904 below Operating Engineers 904 Newfoundland & Labrador
The view from an operator's seat at dawn: a loader bucket in the foreground, a snowy work site and dark hills under a pink and purple sky.

IUOE Local 904 · Since 1967

Highly Trained.
Multi‑Skilled.
Local 904.

About 2,000 operating engineers running the cranes, heavy equipment, trucks and boats that build Newfoundland and Labrador, from Hibernia to Muskrat Falls.

See tonight's Job Line Join Local 904

Photo from iuoe904.com. A member on the job would go here.

Quick Links for Members

How the Job Line Works

New jobs post every day at 4:30 pm. Bid on the ones you're qualified for, and the dispatcher fills them in turn under each collective agreement.

Bidding open
4:30 pm–9 am
Daily, NL time
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1-855-747-9040
Phone-in Job Line
Sign in to bid See today's postings

  1. Finish Your Current Job

    You can't bid while you're working under a Local 904 collective agreement. Get on the dispatch list first.

  2. Bid After 4:30 pm

    Open a posting, check the details, and apply. You'll get a confirmation number when your bid goes through.

  3. Dispatched in Turn

    Local 904 members are called first, by their place on the dispatch list. Then travel cards, then non-union applicants.

  4. Track It in the App

    Most jobs fill within 3 days. Filled positions show up in the portal, so there's no need to call and ask.

Anyone qualified can bid, union member or not. Local 904 members get preference under the collective agreement. Some agreements also give preference to local and Innu residents.

Two mobile cranes and a flatbed truck working under floodlights at night while snow falls.

Updated daily at 4:30 pm

Today's Postings

Every posting, on any phone. Sign in once and bid in two taps, with your confirmation number saved to your account.

  • Secure sign-in, encrypted end to end
  • A heads-up when new jobs match your tickets
  • See when a job you bid on is filled

Job Line

Sample postings

  • Mobile Crane Operator

    Avalon · Hoisting

    Bid

  • Excavator Operator

    Western · Heavy equipment

    Bid

  • Heavy Equipment Mechanic

    Labrador · Maintenance

    Bid

  • Boom Truck Operator

    Central · Hoisting

    Bid sent

Examples only. Real postings appear when you sign in.

See all postings

For Members

Your union account, dues, benefits and forms, all in one place.

Member portal & app

Local 904 in Your Pocket

One secure sign-in, on the web or the app. Pay dues, bid on jobs, see your payment history and get a reminder before a ticket expires.

Sample screen.

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Dues & Fees

Working dues come off your pay through your employer. Out of work? Dues are $22 a month, due on the 1st. Pay online by card in a minute.

Pay dues online How dues work

Pensions & Benefits

Claim and pension forms

Scholarships & Perks

Scholarships and IUOE Canadian Conference bursaries for members' families, plus member discounts.

Membership services

Forms

On the Job, All Over the Province

Heavy equipment, hoisting, trucking, diving, boating, maintenance and repair, and Operating Engineers clerical work.

  • A yellow John Deere bulldozer clearing snow under work lights at night, with a plume of steam behind it.
  • A white boom truck parked on a snowy work yard, its crane boom folded over the cab.
  • A telehandler working beside a gravel pile at a waterfront site, with a large ferry offshore.
  • A large circular concrete structure under construction at night, lit by floodlights and surrounded by cranes.
  • Two mobile cranes set up under floodlights during a night snowfall.

Photos from iuoe904.com. Member-submitted photos, with names and sites, would go here.

Join Local 904

Two Ways In

Our team is ready to help you every step of the way. Email union@iuoe904.com or call the hall at 709-747-9040.

Members of other Operating Engineers locals (115, 793, 955 and others) can bid on jobs and be dispatched on a travel card.

  1. Option 1

    Get a Job Through the Job Line

    Anyone can apply for work. Finish your probation on the job, then let the hall know you'd like to join.

    How the Job Line works

  2. Option 2

    Apply for Membership

    Send the application with your resume, equipment you've run and your certificates. The Executive Board reviews it at its next meeting.

    Membership application PDF

  3. Working Non-Union? It Starts with You.

    Our organizers give confidential advice and walk you and your co-workers through organizing.

    Talk to an organizer

See the trades we represent (PDF)

The Operating Engineers College in Holyrood: a low building beside the OEC sign, with a crane boom rising behind it.
Operating Engineers College, Salmonier Line, Holyrood

Operating Engineers College

Built by Local 904 in 1992 to train for the province's big projects. The first course was tower crane. Today OEC teaches heavy equipment, mobile crane and safety training in Holyrood.

Keep your tickets current. Book recertification with OEC six months before expiry. Courses taken elsewhere aren't reimbursed unless pre-approved.

2026 safety schedule (PDF) OEC programs (opens external site)

Register: 709-229-6464 · toll-free 1-888-229-6468 · oec@oecollege.ca

News from the Hall

All news
An offshore oil platform floating in a calm bay at dusk, with support boats around it.

Labor Omnia Vincit

Building Newfoundland and Labrador Since 1967

We serve and protect our members and their families through collective bargaining, legislative action and training. Our members have worked on many of the province's biggest projects.

Founded
1967
Members
~2,000
OEC opened
1992
Local 904 B branch
1998

Where Our Members Have Worked

  • Churchill Falls
  • Hibernia
  • Terra Nova
  • Voisey's Bay
  • Long Harbour
  • Muskrat Falls
  • Hebron
Our history Canadian hoisting locals

Your Executive Board

Elected by the membership. District representatives cover every corner of the province.

  • Terrence Hickey

    Business Manager

    Contact

  • Brad Tobin

    President & Treasurer

  • Glen Saunders

    Vice-President

  • Charlie Smallwood

    Recording Corresponding Secretary

  • Roger Dixon

    Financial Secretary

  • Auditors, trustees and officers

    Fabian Smith, Jonathan Blake and Patrick Whelan (Auditors) · Francis Tobin, Dennis Tulk and David Hickey (Trustees) · Tyson Labour (Conductor) · Dale Follett (Guard)

District Representatives

  • Dale Rowsell1 · East
  • Wade Torraville2 · North East
  • Blake Connors3 · Central
  • Sean Hall4 · West
  • Michael Roberts5 · Northern

Contact the Hall

Open weekdays, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Closed weekends.

Head office

709-747-9040
62 Commonwealth Avenue
Mount Pearl, NL  A1N 1W8
Directions union@iuoe904.com

Fax 709-747-6760

Corner Brook office

709-634-2256
Good House Building
93 West Street, Suite 205
Corner Brook, NL  A2H 2Y6
Directions

Operating Engineers College

709-229-6464
319-361 Salmonier Line, PO Box 389
Holyrood, NL  A0A 2R0
Directions

Send the Hall a Message

It goes straight to the right person at the hall, and you'll get a copy by email.