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Jul242009

Wind Workers continue job sit-in

by Deb Powers

The Obama administration has made it clear that the path toward economic recovery is through building a clean-energy economy."

Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Natural Resources Defense Council

Workers at a wind turbine factory in the U.K. continue a sit-in to protest the loss of their jobs when the factory closes. The Vestas facility makes turbine blades for the U.S. market and has opened a U.S. facility to fill those orders. Workers say they need government subsidy. Government says the factory can't get enough UK orders to remain open.
Read more: Building Jobs: Wind turbine workers continue sit-in