Don’t punish Vestas workers for defending green jobs

Five Vestas workers are in court in Newport and Southampton today to face charges over their involvement in the campaign in August to save the Vestas plant on the Isle of Wight. The Save Vestas campaign has asked friends and supporters to gather in front of the courts to support those whose only ‘crime’ has been to support workers defending green jobs.
The decision to close the UK’s only major wind turbine manufacturing plant made a complete mockery of the Government’s claims to be rallying behind the renewable energy sector and investing in a greener future. Ironically, it came in the same week that ministers promised to expand UK renewable energy generation and create new green jobs.
I hope very much that the judges today recognise the validity of the protest against the Government’s failure to protect jobs in this sector - and find these workers innocent.
You can read the Save Vestas blog entry here: http://savevestas.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/five-in-court-this-tuesday-their-%e2%80%98crime%e2%80%99-supporting-workers-defending-green-jobs/