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Ironworkers 752 Mainland NS & Cape Breton
An ironworker in a harness stands on a steel beam high above the harbour, guiding a beam swung in by a crane.

Structural · Ornamental · Rebar · Rigging

Raising
Nova Scotia's
Steel.

About 450 ironworkers, welders, rodmen and riggers, from Halifax to Port Hawkesbury: bridges, shipyards, plants and the buildings in between.

Members · out of work

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  1. Job's Done? Tell the Hall

    Laid off or finished up, mark yourself available in the app. No waiting to get through on the phone.

  2. You're on the List

    Structural or rebar, in order, the same day. It's on the record.

  3. Check Your Place

    See where you stand any time, and get the call by text when your turn comes.

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Available sinceOct 21

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Recent calls

4 dispatched · HalifaxThu

2 dispatched · Port HawkesburyMon

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Next Meeting

Sunday, Nov 15

10:00 am · Maritime Inn, Port Hawkesbury

Meetings alternate between the J.K. Bell centre in Halifax and the Maritime Inn in Port Hawkesbury, 10 am. No meetings in July or December. Fall arrest training runs after regular meetings in both places.

Dues, Paid Online

Pay by card in the app or online, any time, and see your receipt and your standing straight away. The office still takes Visa, debit, cash, cheque and money order at the counter.

Collective Agreements

Mainland Nova Scotia

  • Rebar 2023–2026
  • Structural & Misc. 2023–2026

Cape Breton Island

  • Rebar, commercial & industrial
  • Structural, commercial & industrial
All agreements at the NSCLRA

Need to Talk to Someone?

Mental Health Mobile Crisis Team, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

902-429-8167

Toll free 1-888-429-8167

Rigged and Erected by Local 752

Every lift in these photos, from the Halifax Shipyard to the Big Lift on the Macdonald Bridge, was rigged and erected by Local 752 members.

  • A new deck section is lifted into place on the Macdonald Bridge at night, the towers lit green.

    The Big Lift, Macdonald Bridge · July 2015

  • Two tall green steel frames rise on either side of a long work bay.

    Halifax Shipyard · 2014

  • A tall steel stair tower hangs between two red crane booms against a blue sky.
  • An ironworker in a hard hat and sunglasses tightens bolts on a green steel panel.
  • Two ironworkers in harnesses work at height on a green steel truss.

    Halifax Shipyard · 2014

Training & Tests

Run by the Local 752 training office. Book through the app, or call Neil Horne, Training Coordinator.

Welding tests

Last Saturday of each month

NSCC Akerley Campus, Halifax, 8:00 am. Bend test only. Deck tickets tested the same day. You can test 90 days before or after your expiry date.

Training office
902.450.5615 ext. 424
Neil Horne, cell
902.456.3339
Email
training@ironworkerslocal752.com

Courses Through the Hall

  • Shielded Metal Arc Welding
  • Deck Welding Certification
  • Rigging
  • Fall Arrest
  • Elevated Work Platforms
  • Telehandler & Forklift
  • Scissor Lift / Zoom Boom
  • Ironworker Red Seal prep
  • Safety Training
An ironworker in a green hard hat and hi-vis vest works on a steel member on a laydown yard.

Become an ironworker

Earn While You Learn

Ironworkers fabricate, erect, hoist and install structural steel, precast, rebar, curtain wall and ornamental iron on buildings, bridges and plants.

Structural
5,400 hrs
3 blocks
Reinforcing
3,600 hrs
2 blocks

Then the interprovincial Red Seal exam, through the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency.

Notices to Members

  • 2026 Mainland Nova Scotia Building Trades Scholarship

    Applications are now being accepted. Form at the hall and in the app.

  • Cape Breton Island Building Trades Bursary

    Applications open for the 2026 Cape Breton Island Building & Construction Trades Council Membership Bursary.

  • 2026 Meeting Schedule Posted

    Halifax and Port Hawkesbury, 10 am. It's in your calendar in the app.

Working on a federal government site? Reliability Status forms are available from the office.

Contact the Hall

902.450.5615
Ironworkers Local 752
24 Lakeside Park Drive
Lakeside, Nova Scotia  B3T 1L1
Office hours
8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Fax
902.450.5082
Email
iron.worker@ns.sympatico.ca
Get directions

George MacDougall

Business Manager & Financial Secretary-Treasurer

Neil Horne

President, Business Agent & Training Coordinator

A large crew of Local 752 members in hard hats gathered on and in front of a steel structure, under an Iron Workers Local 752 banner.

About 450 strongStructural, ornamental and reinforcing ironworkers, welders and riggers, mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.