In today's episode we will talk about the very low-key celebrations of the 75 year anniversary of Vespa, the scooter that made famous Piaggio and the city of Pontedera. The celebrations planned for April 23 and 24 by Piaggio and the municipality have been cancelled due to the COVID pandemic. Maybe it's for the best, as both the company and the Lower Valdarno city are light years away from their respective heyday. An uncertain future, the risky transition to electric mobility, the shift to a mainly seasonal workforce have caused the decline of many areas of the small city. What is our take on it? It's pointless to dream about going back to the past. Jobs guaranteed for life are gone forever - in the future each worker will have to face the market on his own, offering his skills to the best offerer. Instead of looking back, much better to think of something new, just like those workers of a devastated airplane company back in 1946. What do you think about it? Let us know on our social media accounts:
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LINKS TO SOURCES
https://www.lanazione.it/pontedera/cronaca/covid-ferma-fetsa-1.6117003
https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pontedera/cronaca/2021/03/04/news/l-ex-culla-dell-ape-ora-e-un-inferno-di-droga-degrado-e-prostituzione-1.39981617
https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pontedera/cronaca/2021/03/10/news/piaggio-migliorano-le-prospettive-secondo-l-agenzia-standard-amp-poor-s-1.40008320
https://iltirreno.gelocal.it/pontedera/cronaca/2021/03/01/news/piaggio-alleanza-con-ktm-honda-e-yamaha-per-la-produzione-di-batterie-elettriche-intercambiabili-1.39968543
https://www.pisatoday.it/politica/vertenza-precari-piaggio-mozione-reintegro-consiglio-comunale-pisa.html
https://www.ticonsiglio.com/piaggio-assunzioni/
https://www.lanazione.it/pontedera/cronaca/ben-vengano-le-assunzioni-ma-con-certezze-1.5988281

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Title: Children of the Son
Author: Pipe Choir Records
License: Creative Commons Attribution
Links: https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-children-of-the-son-creative-commons-instrumental