Defend Noel Washington - Abolish the ABCC
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Mass Rallies - Tuesday 2nd December
 RALLY Geelong 9.00am, Geelong TLC then March to Johnstone Park opposite Geelong Court House. Unions the Community set for a big rally in WA read more... 11am Tuesday 2nd December Solidarity Park (near Parliament House), The campaign to abolish the ABCC and support Noel Washington is gaining pace. A special website has been setup by the Combined Construction Unions, www.rightsonsite.org.au, where you can, download and sign a petition and get involved in the campaign, nearly 30,000 people have signed the anti-ABCC petition in Victoria alone. more info: www.rightsonsite.org.au | www.vthc.org.au | Anti-ABCC petition | Online ABCC statement | Dec 2nd Rally and info leaflet | Community Solidarity (WA) Labels: ABCC, Noel Washington |
Leafleting for the Noel Washington Rally in Melbourne
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To build numbers for the Noel Washing rally on December 2 some train stations are already scheduled for leafleting. However we need further assistance with leafleting to ensure a good turnout.
Please download train station timetable showing priority train stations that need leafleting and call Liz 0402 657 392 or email liz@unionsolidarity.org to confirm when you are available to volunteer. For any leafleting outside of these specified times, everyone should call 0407 512 494 with 24 hours notice to tell the Train, Rail and Bus Union what station and time they are leafleting. The Union will then communicate with Authorised Officers and Station Managers who can be made aware of the leafleting. Rally leaflets can be collected at the reception of Trades Hall between 8.30am-5pm, crn Lygon and Victoria Sts Carlton South. Keep in regular contact with http://www.unionsolidarity.org/ as the information above will be updated. more info: train stations timetable Leaflet timetable coordinator 0402 657 392 or liz@unionsolidarity.org Labels: ABCC, Noel Washington |
Speak out against the powers of the ABCC! Defend Noel Washington
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Further events in the campaign to abolish the powers of the ABCC:
We are not terrorists. Give us back our civil liberties! Community Solidarity contingent in the annual Fremantle Festival Parade. Help us make people aware of the ABCC powers. Come in orange overalls (if you've got some!). 3pm Sunday November 16 Fremantle Esplanade (parade starts 4pm). All out in support of Noel Washigton. Mass rally & march the day Noel's case goes to full trial, 11am Tuesday 2nd December Solidarity Park (near Parliament House), March at 11:30 on offices of ABCC 250 St Georges Tce Organised by UnionsWA, MUA, CFMEU, AMWU & CEPU. Noel Washington faces six months in prison for refusing to cooperate with the extraordinary and coercive powers of the Australian Building and Construction Commission. Anyone interrogated by this outfit does not have the right to silence, can not choose their own lawyer and can not discuss what the commission has asked them about. These powers breach basic human rights and the ILO conventions to which Australia is a signatory. We are calling on the federal government to completely abolish the ABCC and all its powers. "These laws they have at their disposal have no place in a so-called democratic society like Australia and they use those laws freely to go after ordinary workers." Noel Washington more info: wasolidarity@yahoo.com.au | www.unionsolidarity.org | www.rightonsite.org.au Labels: ABCC, Community Solidarity, Noel Washington |
Noel Washington and the ABCC
 For as long as he can remember, he has always hated bullies. And because of that he has always spoken out or stood up against those with power who intimidate or harass people.This time he risks losing his freedom, but the way Noel Washington sees it, he has no choice. Noel faces jail as he has been charged by the Department of Public Prosecutions and is set to appear in the Labels: ABCC, Noel Washington |
