Communities were promised a share of Scotland’s wind boom. Some are being sold short
More than 20 wind farms are failing to pay an agreed amount to locals. That could cost Scottish communities over £50m.
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Ali is back solo after Sam’s departure, but the FFS Show podcast must go on.
This episode features the second half of Ali and Sam’s interview with Eve Livingston, author of Make Bosses Pay: Why We Need Unions, where she explains how the perception of unions has changed over the years, how different types of precarious work have affected union membership and awareness, and how smaller new unions have stepped in to help these workers.
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