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Tollway aims to boost minority jobs by teaching construction skills
The Daily Herald ^ | October 19, 2016 | Marni Pyke

Posted on 11/04/2016 9:46:26 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

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1 posted on 11/04/2016 9:46:26 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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Whatever happened to all the “skills” minorities were supposed to get from re-fitting homes to be energy efficient?


2 posted on 11/04/2016 9:49:02 AM PDT by Roccus (When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
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Can’t get any of those pesky white people.


3 posted on 11/04/2016 9:50:11 AM PDT by laweeks
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People who dropped out of high school building our bridges. Professors reforming our health insurance industry. What could go wrong?


4 posted on 11/04/2016 9:51:01 AM PDT by txrefugee
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Maybe racist to say this, but, how many members of youth gangs, who are out in the streets doing God knows what, will want to get into these training programs? How many will stick with it? How many will stick it out, to get to the point where they get an electrician’s license or a contractors license?

Just in general, job training programs sound good. But haven’t we done a lot in this area over many decades, with mixed results?? What will this tollway program do any differently than other such efforts?


5 posted on 11/04/2016 9:54:01 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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Why is Illinois interfering in the employee/employer relationship. Unless they are building the roads themselves all they have to do is sign the contract and receive the finished product. Who cares what the workers look like.


6 posted on 11/04/2016 9:55:25 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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A job training program is a waste of time, energy and money when it is intended to train people whose dysfunctional cultural background prevents them from learning and applying even basic human functions like dressing appropriately and showing up on time.


7 posted on 11/04/2016 9:56:25 AM PDT by Alberta's Child ("Yo, bartender -- Jobu needs a refill!")
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To: John O

Illinois already has toll roads every five feet.


8 posted on 11/04/2016 9:57:47 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Syllabus:

Flag Holding 3 credits Learn the proper way to hold traffic flags including the Stop and Go signs, Earbud management and safety helmet fashions.

Shovel [or shobel] 3 credits Learn the proper techniques required for successful manual earth moving excercises. Learn other shobel uses such as “leaning”

Brooms 3 credits: Stiff bristle or soft tampico? Learn the best rhythmns to use for the job.


9 posted on 11/04/2016 9:59:11 AM PDT by Adder (I will NEVER be ruled by the blood dripping Red Queen!)
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Glad I finally left. I know many trades people out-of-work in IL because their jobs were taken by those “doing the work Americans won’t do.” Hope they’ll all vote Trump but sadly most are Democrats with a union mentality.


10 posted on 11/04/2016 10:00:26 AM PDT by apoxonu
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A 2015 tollway study concluded that blacks, Hispanics and women are underrepresented compared to whites when it comes to construction contractors and professional firms hired by the agency.

What a plan!

Try to put in place a group of folks with no interest in doing the work.

11 posted on 11/04/2016 10:06:33 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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r a c i s m . b y . a n y . o t h e r . t i t l e . i s . r a c i s m


12 posted on 11/04/2016 10:13:06 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Lost in Space / the Democrats are Dr. Smith and the rest of us are the Robinsons...)
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In not too many years, Caucasian males will be the minority. Will we then be eligible for all the ‘special’ deals in employment, schooling, and government?


13 posted on 11/04/2016 10:15:41 AM PDT by Carthego delenda est
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why should dirtbags help build roads when they can sell drugs.


14 posted on 11/04/2016 10:20:10 AM PDT by biggredd1
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It’s time for white people to get reparations.


15 posted on 11/04/2016 10:21:11 AM PDT by biggredd1
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Yep. If we stop giving people free money, they’ll want jobs.


16 posted on 11/04/2016 10:26:24 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Yep. If we stop giving people free money, they’ll want jobs.


17 posted on 11/04/2016 10:26:24 AM PDT by Mr. Douglas (Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
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To: apoxonu

Union mentality? Could that be why they were replaced?


18 posted on 11/04/2016 10:32:24 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Just one of a basket of deplorables.)
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why should dirtbags help build roads when they can sell drugs.

Because they'll only be able to sell drugs without getting themselves killed if Gary Johnson wins the election. );-)

19 posted on 11/04/2016 10:34:53 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Just one of a basket of deplorables.)
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Cops are union but most are voting for Trump.

They saw the Dems **** all over them the last 8 years.

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20 posted on 11/04/2016 10:44:11 AM PDT by Mears
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