Earlier this week Ark Tribe was honoured for his brave stand for his rights at work with a special award from the ACTU.
Ark was given a Special Mention Award at the ACTU National Union Awards in recognition of his two-year fight for justice after he was charged for refusing to co-operate with the Australian Building and Construction Commission.
This award is also for the thousands of Rights on Site supporters who joined rallies, signed petitions, and stood by Ark.
For over two years, Ark was faced with a six month jail term, he was found not guilty in November 2010.
Mr Tribe was charged for refusing to attend a compulsory interview about a stopwork meeting he attended in 2008. The site had stopped because of serious concerns about worker safety.
As a result of his determination to stand up for his rights, the ABCC has been forced to change the way it exercises its coercive powers.
We don't know who the ABCC is going to haul in next. That's why we're keeping up the campaign to get rid of the coercive powers and the ABCC.
Dave Noonan
and the Rights on Site team
www.rightsonsite.org.au
PS Nearly 6,000 people have signed our petition to abolish the ABCC. Help us get 10,000 names and sign the petition or ask a mate to sign it.
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