Skilled worker shortage?

[LongTimeListener]

The problem I see with Union Pacific's PR-placed sob story is that it doesn't mention what the railroad could be doing to train recruits. There is a partnership with Salt Lake Community College where some of the engineer training operations are housed. Why not expand that to welding or electronics?

That's the gubmint's job.

 

[Azrael]

You know who used to run great apprenticeship programs in the skilled trades? Unions.

 

[Greenhorn]

I'm sure we'll soon see workers have to run to IKEA and buy all the furniture they will use before they start at the new job.