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Support the Vestas factory occupation - what you can do

Workers Climate Action | 20.07.2009 22:07 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Workers' Movements | South Coast | World

Workers at the Vestas wind turbine blade plant on the Isle of Wight have occupied their factory in Newport in an attempt to prevent its closure, which was scheduled for the end of this month. Their brave fight in is an example of what workers can do when they get together and take militant action to save jobs and sustainable industries.

Events to support the Vestas wind turbine factory occupation Occupation:

Workers at the Vestas wind turbine blade plant on the Isle of Wight have occupied their factory in Newport in an attempt to prevent its closure, which was scheduled for the end of this month. Their brave fight in is an example of what workers can do when they get together and take militant action to save jobs and sustainable industries.

We call upon everyone around the country to send whatever support they can to the workers at Vestas. We all have an interest in a sustainable future, and we all have a responsibility to aid the workers in occupation.

Send a message of solidarity, send money to the Vestas workers’ fighting fund, and bombard the energy minister Ed Miliband with emails and phone calls (details below), calling for the government to save the factory and run it under new management.


DEMONSTRATION to save Vestas called by Campaign Against Climate Change

Wednesday 22nd July , 6.00 pm

Outside the Department of Energy and Climate Change, No 3 Whitehall Place
(off Whitehall, Charing Cross tube)
 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=99987963950
MEETING Wednesday 22nd July, 6.30-8.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Quay Street, Newport

We are setting up a campaign for Vestas workers’ families and Isle of Wight residents to show their support for keeping jobs at Vestas. The families and communities campaign will be very important in keeping spirits up through this stressful time. For more details call 07775 763750.

PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION

Come to St Thomas Square in Newport at 5:30pm on Friday 24th July where we will be making a very public display of how we feel about the Vestas closures!

Other things you can do:

Send messages of support to:
 Savevestas@googlemail.com

Donate to the Vestas Fighting Fund:
Cheques Payable to ‘Ryde and East Wight Trades Union’
Send Cheques to:
22 Church Lane
Ryde
Isle of Wight
PO33 2NB

Bombard Ed Miliband with messages, ask the government to step in and save the factory:
Doncaster constituency office tel. 01302 875 462
Westminster office tel. 020 7219 4778.
Email:  ps.ed.miliband@decc.gsi.gov.uk

Workers Climate Action
- e-mail: savevestas@googlemail.com
- Homepage: http://savevestas.wordpress.com

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