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It’s A Good Question: ‘Why Are Lucrative Skilled Trades A Tough Sell To Young People?’

Published Sunday, October 9, 2022

by Labor News Story Link To The St. Thomas (Ontario, Canada) Times-Journal

It’s A Good Question: ‘Why Are Lucrative Skilled Trades A Tough Sell To Young People?’

Jennifer Bieman at The London (Ontario, Canada) Free Press reports on statistics that say there aren’t enough young people to fill trades jobs - everything from electricians and bricklayers to boilermakers – as veterans Workers retire. The question is, why?

To Directly Access This Apprenticeship And Training Labor News Story, Go To: www.stthomastimesjournal.com/news/local-news/why-are-lucrative-skilled-trades-a-tough-sell-to-young-people

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