The Age 22 Nov 2008
Former senior federal court judge Rod Madgwick has condemned the controversial workplace law for construction workers in a union TV advertisement starting tomorrow night.
The advertisement will run for three weeks, putting pressure on the Federal Government over the Australian Building and Construction Commission with unionist Noel Washington due in court on December 2 for refusing to attend the ABCC to answer questions. Washington, from the Construction, Forestry, Mining Union faces jail.
In the advertisement, authorised by ACTU secretary Jeff Lawrence, Mr Madgwick says: "Unfortunately, not all Australian workers are equal before the law. Construction workers are subject to industrial laws such as we've never before seen in this country.
"They can be fined up to $22,000 for stopping work and jailed for up to six months for refusing to answer questions about a workplace meeting".
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