''No Ticket, No Start'' signs on sites, or any indicators that imply union membership is compulsory, will be banned under the code.
Premier Ted Baillieu and the Finance Minister Robert Clark yesterday released the government's long-promised code of practice for the building and construction industry.
''If contractors don't comply with these guidelines, then they won't be working on state government projects,'' Mr Baillieu said. Peter Reith and local employer groups welcomed the code.
Victorian Trades Hall secretary Brian Boyd attacked Nigel Hadgkiss, the man who will run the state government's new Construction Code Compliance Unit and its team of inspectors. ''This bloke is an ideologue, and he wants to be able to say to employers that if they allow a Eureka flag to fly off a crane, they are not allowed to tender,'' Mr Boyd said.
Bill Oliver, state secretary of the construction division of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, branded the code a sham.
''What projects have the state government got lined up for Victoria in the next three or four years? At the moment, Baillieu can't answer that. This is all about Ted Baillieu union bashing.''
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