Hundreds of workers occupy three Visteon car manufacturing factories in Britain after the management closed them down, laying off the entire workforce with no notice, violating their contracts. This is reminiscent of the factory occupations of the 1970s.

See also:

• Britain: Visteon workers occupy plants! by Socialist Appeal (April 1, 2009)
• Britain: Through what stage are we passing? by Rob Sewell (March 17, 2009)
• Support the occupation of the Prisme Packaging Plant in Dundee! by Nathan Morrison (March 13, 2009)
• Class battles on the order of the day by Socialist Appeal (March 3, 2009)
• Preparing for a summer of rage by Fred Weston (February 25, 2009)
• Build on the success of Lindsey by Des Heemskirk (February 12, 2009)
• Banks in meltdown. Take them over. by Mick Brooks (January 21, 2009)
• The Hero of the Hour by Alan Woods (November 23, 2008)
• Now for the economic fall out by Socialist Appeal (November 3, 2008)
• The tension rises by Terry McPartland (October 17, 2008)