Scottish Greens say island oil and gas workers should get the same access to a multi-million-pound transition fund as workers in the North East
The Scottish Greens say oil and gas workers from Shetland and Orkney should get a fair share of the Just Transition Fund, as workers in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray do.
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'Island oil and gas workers should receive same funding as North East, Greens say' (The National).
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Island oil and gas workers should receive same funding as North East, Greens say
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| The National (Scotland) | Centre-left | The National is operated by Newsquest Media Group Ltd., a UK-based local media publisher. Newsquest is a wholly owned subsidiary of USA TODAY Co., Inc., the media company formerly known as Gannett Company, which also controls AZthe USA TODAY Network of national and local news outlets in the United States and regional titles in the United Kingdom. Revenue is generated from advertising and subscription sales source |