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Supporters urged to attend Visteon occupation rally, Thursday 9 April
Following the High Court decision of 6 April, workers occupying the Enfield Visteon plant are meant to leave by 12 noon. A rally for their supporters has been called for 11 a.m.
One supporter stated:
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At was agreed with reps of the occupiers on Monday night at the Trades Council meeting, to call a Rally at the plant on Thursday at 11am.The occupiers have, technically, till midday to leave and will be meeting to decide what to do then, following feedback from the meeting with Visteon in NYC.
Support the Visteon occupation - what you can do
A list of ways you can get involved in helping with the occupation by sacked Visteon workers.
Visit
Visit the factory and demonstrate your support and keep morale high. People are welcome at any time, 12 noon is a good time to go.
It is located at Morson Road EN3 4NQ near Ponders End train station, Enfield
Support
Send messages of support to visteonoccupation@gmail.com.
Donate
Visteon support leaflet for Ford workers
Leaflet aimed at Ford workers asking them to support the workplace occupations by Visteon workers, and to black Visteon products.
Visteon workers’ occupation needs your solidarity to win
FORD Visteon car parts workers in Enfield, North London, have occupied our factory since Wednesday 1 April. The Belfast site is also in occupation.
Visteon leaflet for the US
Visteon occupation solidarity leaflet designed for distribution in the US, specifically to Visteon workers, in PDF format.
Visteon occupations: Which way now?
A leaflet produced by supporters of the occupation aimed at the Visteon workers, suggesting possible ways to advance the struggle.
Which way now?
Some ideas from some supporters…
The main leverage and bargaining power is the occupation of the plant.
Visteon union convener not charged
It has been reported that Enfield Visteon plant Unite union convenor, who had to appear at the High Court today has not been charged with an offence.
A post on the Visteon support e-mail list stated:
Voices from the Visteon-Ford occupation in Enfield
Interviews with sacked Visteon workers occupying their plant in Enfield, north London.
Notes from the Enfield Visteon occupation rally
Comments and thoughts from the rally in support of the occupied Enfield Visteon plant on Saturday 4 April 2009.
At 2pm last Tuesday, 565 workers at three sites of Visteon, a car component manufacturer tied to Ford, were given six minutes notice of redundancy. They did not get their last week’s pay, though it turned out that the Friday before around four or five hundred quid had been deposited in each of their accounts in place of redundancy pay.
Visteon factory worker occupations mini documentary
Hundreds of workers occupied to Visteon car manufacturing factories in Britain after the management closed them down, laying off the entire workforce with no notice, violating their contracts.
Basildon Visteon workers demonstrate against job cuts
Up to 100 sacked workers from Visteon in Basildon, Essex, protested outside the Visteon Customer and Technology Centre (VCTC) on 2 April.
In an impressive show of solidarity, a handful of the office staff at VCTC walked out to join the sacked workers.
A Securicor driver also refused to cross past the demonstration to make a delivery, turned around and left to cheers. A group of workers from other unions across Essex was also warmly received when it joined the protest to offer support.
