We Say The Trades Matter…Just Not For OUR Kids | Jason Altmire From #481 (opens in new tab)

When people say opportunity is dead, I don’t think they mean it literally\. What they’re really saying is, “I’ve looked everywhere I know to look\.\.\.and I still can’t find the job I was promised\.” That’s where this conversation with Jason Altmire, a three-term Congressman turned workforce advocate, begins\. We get into a few uncomfortable truths about the skilled trades—who’s actually pursuing them, why so many people misunderstand the opportunity, and why the pushback can get surprisingly...