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highmindedhavi

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2. Are kids ignoring the trade schools?
Sun Sep 8, 2013, 04:43 PM
Sep 2013

I work at a Union manufacturing plant with hundreds of employees. Over 90% of the Electricians, Mechanics, and Machinists are over 45 years old. My son is enrolled at Los Angeles Trade Tech to become an Electrician, he is 21. The Electricians at work are very happy to hear about his progress, all A's! I ask about their sons and if they are going to follow in their footsteps, but most say no. Why, I asked them, the response always the same, they don't want to do the work.

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