Mr Beazley said workers should not be fined for taking industrial action, and promised to abolish the ABCC if Labor won the next election. The pledge came after the Australian Building and Construction Commission announced yesterday it had sued 107 workers over a strike in March.
Most of the workers face fines of up to $28,000 each under tough federal laws to regulate the industry.
It is the biggest prosecution of individuals taken by the ABCC, which was set up last year by the Federal Government.
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