 Mr Boyd worked for the Builders Labourers Federation from late 1979 to 1988 which included the period when the BLF was deregistered.He coordinated Victoria's building unions, when working as an industrial and campaigns officer with the Victorian Trades Hall since being elected to the position if Industrial Officer in 1988.In regard to the right to strike and industry-wide bargaining, Brian Boyd was reported in The Age in April 2007 "I'm arguing that there's still no unfettered right to strike, there are limitations on it; we might want to stop work to give consideration to the Iraq war, for instance," The statement was made in regard to the debate around the Federal Australian Labor PartyIR policy leading up to the 2007 Federal election.