CFMEU scores 20 per cent pay rise

Arriving in a trickle before filling Festival Hall to capacity, loud speakers needed so the overflow could hear the offer. 20%, but we'll call it 20% just to render off that headline figure. A popular one. Who doesn't want 20% / 4 years? Everyone's struggling. What a fantastic Avi 1 union Rep. Not fazed when questioned on whether it will drive up costs or slow down building. We're out there making these pricks money. Our fair share of the pies out there and all we do as a union is. I want a bit of that pie. As for what the industry makes of it, what implications would that have for you? I'm not in a position to comment on that. The opposition much more willing 20% will add costs to every bridge, to every train line that needs to be upgraded. So I'm not here to make a comment on the particular asks of any union before later telling 9 News they expect all major projects are delivered within the agreed costs. Who's really running our state? John Setka or Jacinta Allen. Construction workers are celebrating the states. Nurses and midwives are still waiting on a new offer of their own after voting no to the last one. The union has been meeting with the treasurer, but there's no sign yet of a new deal. Ambulance paramedics are still locked in negotiations too. For John Setka, this was his final mass meeting before his departure later this year. It's good to have the support of the members and and to have so many members outside. It would have been a if we'd got a bigger venue given our heroes send off. Heidi Murphy, 9 News.