Tag Archives: Vestas
Activists and ex-Vestas workers blockade export of wind turbine parts
September 17th saw a National Day of Action in support of the ongoing campaign to Save Vestas and demand for Green Jobs. Groups from cities around the country including Birmingham, Cardiff, Newcastle and Manchester organised a visible demonstration of solidarity for the 600 Vestas workers who lost their jobs over the summer when the government [...]
Vestas Occupation Ends
Workers defiant to the end despite factory closure Workers at the Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight finally ended their occupation after the court issued a possession order granting bailiffs the right to enter the building and evict the occupiers. The nineteen-day occupation, originally by nine Vestas workers, was in protest at the Danish [...]
Vestas Still In Occupation
At time of going to press, workers at the Vestas Blades UK Ltd wind turbine manufacturers on the Isle of Wight are still in occupation. Workers took action on the 20th July, frustrated by the imminent transfer of production to the USA with the subsequent loss of 600 jobs, and also to highlight the hypocrisy [...]
