why they are having problems getting people to work. I know going to college to become a welder takes some time and it is expensive and has just been getting so expensive and loans are not being given out as much and to pay them off is going to become a nightmare. There is a welding school at the college in my town and I have talked to some of the people who have attended and graduated, people who attended but could not afford to continue, and some who just couldn't get financial help.

My second guess is that a lot of people who do this type of work are also immigrants legal or illegal and with what our country is doing to them they do not dare show up to places where they are easily spotted. Yes, there are a lot of the Latino community that went through those courses.

I am sure there are other reasons but those are two of them that I suspect.

Every one goes to college, not trade school. College is good but it's not for every one and it's expensive. I'm glad I went into the trades. Union work is great! Some trades are little more labor intensive but it's a good job. I feel bad for people who don't work union, you get benefits, training and a decent wage. Build union, work union, buy union, it keeps America rolling and provides good jobs. I'm not sure why it's so hard to figure out. Union work is less than 15% of all construction work. It should be around 80% like it use to be. People fought hard for the right and ability to build the union work force.