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    :: Monday, June 05, 2006 ::

    Help wanted - By Joyce M. Miles, Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, NY
    The consequence, over time, is that when we’re struggling with huge changes and in need of tradespeople, artisans and engineers — the brains and brawn that help get us where we want to go — they’re in short supply.

    There’s more than a little irony in the cultural push away from trades.

    “You’ll make more money as a carpenter than if you have a marketing degree, but the dream philosophy takes over,” Franasiak says. “We see it all day long (at Calamar), individuals whose children won’t be actively involved in the pursuit they’re doing.”

    A shortage of electricians — who can make an exceptionally good living after five years of apprenticeship — is becoming acute, according to David Roll, local chapter manager of the National Electrical Contractors Association.
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