Passy I am in agreement with you and Belly on this one - sorry if that was not clear in the wording.

Not sure why Rudd is waiting until 2010 to rollback this particularly insidious Howard invention.

What does it take to make a government sit up and take responsibility for human lives and the wellbeing of workers, particularly those who work in potentially dangerous jobs.

One thing that is worrying is already the Rudd goverment is kowtowing to big business so I am not holding out much hope for any true reform. The nonsense that is peddled out by business lobby groups that the sky will fall in with the loss of WorkChoices(WC) makes you wonder how we all got along so well prior to WC, a period of little industrial action or problems. The system wasn't broke and certainly did not need fixing.

Friday is now a non event.
The case will be adjourned.
No one will be sent to prison this weekend.
That has not stopped one of this country's biggest construction firms threatening its workers.
Not in any way known to be wise the same man who threatened to sack workers who refused to work nine straight rostered days gave this gem.
Those who take action[ he said unions intended to strike this Friday? a lie!]
Will be reported to the ABBC!
As he said those who take a sickie will be!
Gentlemen IF the ABBC knew[ maybe they do?] any of us, IF they wanted to question us about this thread.
And we would not answer , we could be sent to prison too.
Kevin Rudd may do well to consider this, NSW can be considered a conservative state for many years, can he afford to ignore this impending crime against workers?
The impacts of Labors lurch away from unions in NSW is far reaching and long term.

Sorry pelican

I thought you were referring to the ABCC as a much needed reform. My profund apologies for misinterpreting you.

ButI do think we need to be clear about what Labor is doing. 1 January 2010 is not the date of abolition of the ABCC but the day its functions (and functionaries?) are rolled into Work Fair Australia. So the ABCC will continue. As I have written elsewhere, putting the attack dog in a new home is not abolition.

And yes, the case was adjourned, which is why I didn't specifically refer to 8 August (did I?). The principle is the important issue, and Noel will be in court soon enough, with six months jail hanging over his head.

Yes Passy he will be.
And under the current laws he will be sent to prison.
On that day workers should remember those who came before the unionists who did suffer so we could have todays wages and conditions.
They may well have to fight just as hard to recapture them, if Labor sends a worker to prison for so very little.
The love in last week in NSW is not prof every thing will be ok Labor has a long stay on the back bench's coming in NSW.
Rudd must understand cutting parts of our own body is not working.