After 18 days of barricading themselves inside Vestas Windsystems on the Isle of Wight, six wind turbine workers protesting the factory’s closure were finally forced to end their occupation. Hundreds of supporters stood outside the factory gates on August 7, watching as the court-ordered bailiffs arrived with a warrant to repossess the property. Refusing to make it easy for the bailiffs, the workers retreated to a second-floor balcony, where they addressed the crowd via an amplified cell phone call.