A true hero
Nov. 27th, 2007 11:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
krazykitkatRIP Bernie Banton.
An emotional Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd this morning paid tribute to asbestos cancer victim Bernie Banton, who died in his sleep overnight.
Mr Banton, 61, became a nationwide symbol for workers' rights after battling construction giant James Hardie to win a $4 billion compensation package for workers who suffered from asbestos-related diseases.
His family have been offered a state funeral.
An emotional Prime Minister-elect Kevin Rudd this morning paid tribute to asbestos cancer victim Bernie Banton, who died in his sleep overnight.
Mr Banton, 61, became a nationwide symbol for workers' rights after battling construction giant James Hardie to win a $4 billion compensation package for workers who suffered from asbestos-related diseases.
His family have been offered a state funeral.
