The dropping of charges against union official Noel Washington is a victory for common sense and shows why the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) must be immediately abolished.
ACTU Secretary Jeff Lawrence said the decision by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions not to proceed with the charges was a welcome development.
He said the prosecution of Mr Washington for refusing to attend an interview with the ABCC had been a futile waste of taxpayers’ money and resources.
"The decision by the DPP to drop the charges renders the ABCC and its discriminatory laws even more obsolete,” Mr Lawrence said.
"The ABCC is an unaccountable organisation that discriminates against construction workers.
"New laws introduced into Parliament yesterday to replace WorkChoices will establish a fairer and more balanced system of workplace relations.
"It is fundamental that all workers should have the same rights under this system and there can be no place for the ABCC in it.
"The ABCC is an unwanted relic from a bygone era.
"Even the Liberal Party has disowned WorkChoices.
"It is now time for the rest of the unfair and discredited laws from the failed Howard-Costello experiment on industrial relations, including the ABCC, to be swept away," said Mr Lawrence.
ACTU
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