North America News

MI-based Vestas Wind Techs Unionize

Michigan-based wind technicians who perform operations and maintenance on Vestas turbines voted to unionize and become members of the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA), AFL-CIO. The election marks the first Vestas wind technicians in North American to unionize. “This is a big win for this group,” said Deirdre Brill, UWUA Organizing Director. “More and more people working in renewable energy are realizing how helpful a union can be in achieving better, safer working conditions.”The 11-member group voted 9-1 in favor of organizing. The group will become members of UWUA