Outrage over eye-watering wages for traffic controllers in Australia - as CFMEU defends the high pay
Daily MailA union boss has defended traffic controllers working on major infrastructure projects in Victoria who are earning more than $200,000 a year. The pay deal struck by the powerful Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union applies to stop-and-go sign holders on Victoria's 'Big Build' projects, which former premier Dan Andrews spearheaded. CFMEU boss John Setka said those complaining about the exorbitant salaries were from smaller companies who were getting squeezed out of the industry. Traffic controllers on Victoria's Big Build road and rail projects are earning $200K salaries under pay deals struck by the CFMEU CFMEU boss John Setka said nurses and teachers should be paid more but 'we don't represent them' State Liberal leader John Pesutto said the Labor government's handling of the Big Build, which encompasses a raft of new road and rail projects throughout the state, had raised some 'serious questions'. An entry-level construction worker or traffic controller aligned with the CFMEU on a Big Build project would earn $206,000 a year if they worked 56-hour weeks for 48 weeks of the year.
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