RMT accuses Vestas of knocking back turbine factory rescue deal
Submitted by Admin on 7 August, 2009 - 11:21OFFSHORE ENERGY UNION RMT today accused the owners of the Vestas wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight of “kicking the legs” from under a rescue package that could have saved it from closure.
RMT officials Bob Crow and John Leach, along with representatives of the Vestas workforce, met with energy minister Joan Ruddock yesterday to discuss the future of the factory.
During the meeting it emerged that the government had offered a series of rescue options to the company but each one had been rejected.