Do construction workers get paid on rainy days?

If they arent working because of the rain, then no they arent getting paid, its just a day off. When i used to do construction i would pray for rain lol. Yea you dont get paid, but your not doing hard work either lol.

Well, what if it rains a lot? That sucks for your pay.

And what do construction workers in Seattle do? (it’s super rainy there)

It depends on the contractor/sub.
Some have permanent crews (as much as any employer might) and do provide pay (not necessarily full) for rain-outs.
Pickup day laborers or project specific workers usually not.
I don’t know what they do in Seattle, but in Vancouver, BC; rain is usually not a job stopper, though it may defer some aspects of the work.

As a union electrician in NJ, the only trade I am aware of that gets paid rain days, are iron workers. I think the rule here is that they must show up and wait 2–4 hours(not sure the exact time) and they get 4 hours show up time.

I hope roofers get the day off! (Actually they were supposed to start on replacing my roof today but didn’t – cuz of rain.)

The construction companies I am familiar with do not pay for rainy days. However, I have known construction jobs that will put a portion of the workers’ paychecks aside and save that money for them so they get that money on rain days.

My wasband was an electrician in Florida, and the rule of thumb there was: no work, no pay.

@squirbel In seattle, the rain is misty and people often work through it. Also, Seattle gets many inches less annual rainfall than many other place. It’s reputation is misconstrued. it does have a lot of overcast days and drizzle.

Here are the rainiest cities in the U.S. (thus probably bad for construction workers):

“Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.

Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities in the 48 contiguous states, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.

The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.

The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:

* Mobile, Alabama—67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
* Pensacola, Florida—65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
* New Orleans, Louisiana—64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
* West Palm Beach, Florida—63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days
* Lafayette, Louisiana—62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days
* Baton Rouge, Louisiana—62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
* Miami, Florida—62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days
* Port Arthur, Texas—61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days
* Tallahassee, Florida—61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
* Lake Charles, Louisiana—58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days

Sure if they’re plasters or plumbers.

Many unionized construction workers have clauses written into the standard labor agreement that require the payment of “show-up pay” if they show up on time for work but get rained / snowed / frozen out (or other conditions occur that prevent work from being started, even “the materials didn’t show up” or “the equipment broke down”). That’s often two hours at regular pay rates (and the employer can elect to keep them on the premises in case the weather might improve, the materials show up, etc.

If work starts and then the weather deteriorates, then they often get a minimum of four hours pay if they’re sent home any time after they have actually started to work.

But it takes pretty bad weather to shut down work completely. For example, if it’s “just raining”, then we’ll still expect to have trucks unloaded and work done wherever it can be adequately sheltered. We’ve also done building steel erection at height with snow on the steel and freezing conditions, though I have never had to order that myself. People who work outside know that they have to dress for all likely conditions.