Unions are opposed to plans to sell off electricity retailers and lease power generators to the private sector, saying the move puts hundreds of jobs in doubt.
Delegates representing 10,000 building workers from the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) will vote today to support a campaign against privatisation.
Workers at three Hunter Valley power stations have also held stop-work meetings this week.
CFMEU secretary Andrew Ferguson says the issue is important for all members.
"Five-hundred members are threatened in our energy division," he said.
"They've raised the issue of the leadership of the energy division of the union and we act as one union, all our divisions.
"There's no secondary boycott at this point in time. We're simply expressing our support - we're opposing the plans of Treasurer Michael Costa."
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