The leading award covering the Australian construction industry is the National Building and Construction Industry Award 2000 . Mobile Crane Hiring Award 1996. In recent years, agreement making has become the main means of achieving substantial improvements to rates of pay and conditions. Such agreements can take a variety of forms, from industry wide agreements such as the Victorian Building Industry Agreement, to site agreements and agreements covering members employed by a particular company. All of our agreements reflect the success of combining an industry-wide approach to bargaining with a strong and united membership.
Construction workers are amongst the best paid blue collar workers in Australia.
For more information about the current bargaining round, visit your state branch page.