Reply #24: Union apprenticeship programs for electricians, plumbers, etc., are

[Nay]

still looking for people. My son is about to graduate from a 4-year program, and he says it is tough to find apprentices because too many people don't want to get dirty at work!!! As my son says,

"Gee, Ma, I can always take a shower when I get home!"

And there's the rub. Everybody wants a clean desk job. They don't like dirt, bugs, being outside in the weather, etc. Spoiled and/or lazy, in other words.

The only fear I have about these jobs is the possibility of foreign workers being imported for THOSE jobs, too.

As for trucking, there are few years left in that one--look at the deal they are making with Mexico with that Transamerica highway to use Mexican truckers all the way to Canada.

The only solution is to stop outsourcing, severely limit H1B visas, and limit immigration. But that will never be done.