Construction workers rallying in Canberra at 12.30pm outside Parliament House in orange ‘rights on site’ ‘one law for all’ T-shirts with Kim Sattler from Unions ACT. We cheered when Dave Nunan CFMEU Construction Secretary announced that Noel Washington received a letter saying charges have been dropped. He now no longer faces jail for refusing to [...]
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By chriswhite on November 25, 2008 in ABCC Australian Building and Construction Commission, Right to Strike, WorkChoices
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