Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:38:16 +1100
Leave your human
rights at the door:
The workplace in Howard’s Australia
The new workplace laws introduced by the Howard Government are a serious
attack not just on living standards, but also civil liberties. Special
legislation has been introduced to allow government investigators to
interrogate workers about union activities. The coercive powers of these
investigators are greater than the powers of the NSW police investigating
major crime.
The right of a citizen to silence has been suspended, with a 6 month jail
sentence for workers or union delegates who refuse to answer questions.
The government has created an inquisition aimed at workers in the building
industry.
We already have 107 workers on a building site being prosecuted and facing
fines of $28,600.00 for protesting against the unfair sacking of their
union delegate.
These laws are extreme and unprecedented in Australian workplace
relations.
6.00pm, Wednesday November 1st 2006
NSW Teachers Federation Auditorium
39-41 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills
Speakers
John Robertson - Unions NSW Secretary
Bernadette Peters - Partner of one of the 107 WA workers
being prosecuted
Andrew Ferguson - NSW CFMEU Secretary
Maree O’Halloran - NSW Teachers Federation President
Chris Harris - Greens Councillor City of Sydney
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Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (Construction & General
Division) NSW Branch (02) 9749 0400
www.cfmeu-construction-nsw.com
NSW Greens (02) 9230 3551 www.nsw.greens.org.au
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