The worst part is that our society is producing a bunch of people who think the only job worth having is a white collar one, and the trades are looked upon as work fit for the unfit. It's a doggone shame.
I went to school with boys who hated books, but could take apart the engine of a Sunbeam Alpine and put it back together at the age of 15. I've always had a lot of respect for men and women who work with their hands. It's really too bad we produce very little in the US.
The Unions have reacted too little, too late to the onslaught of competition.