Vestas Occupation

RMT members at the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight occupied their factory for more than two weeks in protest at management plans to close the plant.

The protest ended peacefully on August 7 after bailiffs entered the premises with an eviction order awarded to the company. But the struggle continues to save the only wind turbine factory in the UK.

RMT has joined climate campaigners in calling on the government to nationalise the plant to prove its claims to support green energy alternatives to fossil fuels.

DONATE TO HARDSHIP FUND

Workers who occupied the factory are to lose their redundancy pay and face other problems with claiming benefits. A hardship fund has been set up to assist these brave RMT members. Send donations to:

Keith Murphy
57 Well Street
Ryde
Isle of Wight PO33 2RY
Cheques payable to: "RMT IOW2 Vestas Hardship and Defence Fund".

SIGN THE PETITION

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveVestas/

• August 11, 2009
• August 7, 2009
• August 3, 2009
• July 31, 2009
• July 29, 2009
• July 27, 2009
• July 24, 2009
• July 22, 2009

VESTAS WORKERS WEBSITE: http://savevestas.wordpress.com/

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