Benefits of being covered by a BLF Enterprise Agreement:
36 Ordinary Hours of work per week
Safety Reps get a 5%  extra on wages.
12 days of sick leave accrual per year.
Jump Up Allowance
25%  Casual Loading
CIPQ income protection of up to $1000 per week for 104 Weeks
26 RDOs Per Year

Time is running out!
Each financial year you get the opportunity to make the most of the super contributions you and your employer pay, by taking advantage of a ‘contribution limit’ (set by the Government) which enables you to increase your super,  up to the limit,  without any tax penalty.

As Royce Kupsch has discussed in previous journals recent amendments to QLD’s Workplace Health and Safety Act have introduced a new tool in assisting workers to ensure that the health and safety of themselves and their fellow workers is not placed at risk; Provisional Improvement Notices (PINs).

Your union will always put the protection of members’ jobs, wages and working conditions first. 

But, because we are a progressive union we recognise that there is much more that we can do. 

We have developed the extremely impressive range of services listed in this site, and will continue to improve and extend this list.