- The sit-in at the Vestas wind-turbine plant on the Isle of Wight came to an end on the 19th day when bailiffs arrived to evict the six remaining workers on Friday. A day later, workers took part in a rally outside the factory gates as part of their pledge to continue fighting for their jobs.
- Another Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight has been hit with a sit-in. Late last week three activists appeared on the roof and unfurled a banner that read: “Vestas Workers – Solidarity in Occupation. Save Green Jobs.” Since then three more have joined the protest.
- A dozen state workers in Oakland, California marched in front of the state house to protest a budget cut known as “Furlough Fridays,” which is forcing them to take off three Fridays a month without pay for the rest of the fiscal year.
- Scotland’s first Climate Camp comes to an end today amid reports of anonymous activists sabotaging a coal conveyor belt that leads to the largest power station in Britain.
- Fifteen Greenpeace activists, including a ship captain, were rung up on charges in relation to two protests of the Queensland coal terminal last week.
