Riverside Meeting Against Vestas Closure
Jul 3rd, 2009 | By Amanda Johnson | Isle of Wight News From The Island Pulse
Vestas Sit-In Island Pulse News Update: Read ‘Lock Out’ At Vestas The occupation of the Vestas factory continues with a sit-in by workers against plans to close the Isle of Wight wind turbine factory and a loss of jobs. Save Vestas Petition Workers at Vestas have set up a petition on the Downing Street website. For the latest news and to donate whether financial or verbal to the cause visit Save Vestas Campaign Blog.
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Cowes Trades Council and activists from Workers’ Climate Action will be meeting at the Riverside Centre in Newport, to help build the campaign against the closure of the Vestas wind turbine factory.
Sophie Lewis wrote earlier:
Gordon Brown and the government have at last committed to carbon emissions reductions. Ed Miliband came to the Isle of Wight this month to congratulate the islanders on the green initiatives taking place where you are. Locals clearly care enough about climate change to mount a campaign called ‘Give Bees a Chance’ and start up recycling schemes for the Isle of Wight Festival: so defending Vestas ought to be an easy next step.
Workers must not be fired from their wind turbine factory. It is they, and workers worldwide, who will suffer the impacts of climate change before everyone else. It is in their direct interest to keep green energy expanding.
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