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Birmingham Support for Vestas Occupation

Mary Pearson | 28.07.2009 06:19 | Birmingham

SOLIDARITY WITH THE VESTAS OCCUPATION
PROTEST when Energy and Climate Change secretary Ed Milliband MP speaks in Birmingham 5pm, Wed 29th July Austin Court, 80 Cambridge St, B1
MEETING with Vestas worker Matthew Scanlan 7.30pm Wed 29th July Room 3, Birmingham Council House, Victoria Square

Vestas Blades UK on the Isle of Wight is due to close on 31st July. 600 jobs will be lost immediately, many more jobs that depend on Vestas will follow. This makes no sense when the government has just announced a major expansion of renewable energy including wind power.
30 workers went into occupation last week. The Vestas occupiers are calling on the government to intervene to save jobs at Vestas – through nationalisation if that is what it takes – to show that it is serious about saving the planet.


The Protest and meetong is Called by Campaign Against Climate Change.
Supported by Birmingham Trades Union Council
for more information call 07846 490 408
Save Vestas blog  http://savevestas.wordpress.com/

Mary Pearson
- e-mail: marypearson123@btinternet.com
- Homepage: http://savevestas.wordpress.com/