Vestas wins order to repossess plant

The owners of a wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight won a repossession order today in their attempt to end an occupation of the plant by workers protesting at planned job losses.

A judge at Newport county court granted the order after environmental activists staged a protest at a second wind turbine factory on the island as part of a campaign to save hundreds of jobs in the green energy sector.
Bob Crow, general secretary of the RMT u-nion, who was in court for today’s hearing, said the u-nion would continue with its campaign to save the jobs. “The court has made its decision, but we will continue with our campaign and the right to work on green energy jobs,” he said.

Crow attacked both Vestas and the government, saying ministers had been “despicable” in failing even to meet the workers or the u-nion to discuss the possibility of other work going to the factory.

The campaigners at the second protest occupied the roof of the Vestas Wind Systems factory in Cowes, vowing to stay there until the sacked Newport group were reinstated.

Guardian