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Opinion: To fix labor shortage, contractors must work to debunk stereotypes, misconceptions around the trades
At ConExpo this year, I had the opportunity to interview Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs and the Mike Rowe Works Foundation about what contractors need to do about the skilled-labor shortage. When people in this industry talk about the labor problem, itâs usually about what others should be doing â schools, government, parents, guidance counselors. All [âŚ]
April 6, 2020
Workforce
Talking Trades, Labor Shortage with Mike Rowe (And a Possible Return of Dirty Jobs?)
During ConExpo 2020 we caught up with our friend Mike Rowe. Mike is most known for his long-running show Dirty Jobs, but heâs also a best-selling author and a big proponent for blue collar trades. In this video, Mike and Equipment Worldâs Tom Jackson discuss the Mike Rowe Works trade school scholarship, the shortage of [âŚ]
March 16, 2020
Business
Wages for construction and other skilled trades are on the rise
Wages for skilled tradesmen in the construction and mining as well as those in logging and manufacturing are on the rise, according to a new report from the Economist. Citing data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report says that hourly wages have grown at an annual rate of around 2 percent for the last [âŚ]
June 4, 2014
Business
Mike Roweâs âI am a Woodshopâ supports protesting students whose building trades class was cut
Recently, TV star and former host of Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe gave some national attention to a story that likely wouldnât have made it out of the small Illinois town it originated in. The school district over Ottawa Township High School recently cut its building trades class and fired the instructor of the program, according to a [âŚ]
April 2, 2014
Business
Mike Rowe opens up about opera, skilled trades and Dirty Jobs (EXCLUSIVE)
All of the new machines are obviously the star of a show like ConExpo. But one of the highlights for the Equipment World team last week at the show was getting to sit down with TV host and newly-minted author Mike Rowe for a conversation on the importance of skilled trades and vocational education. Just [âŚ]
March 11, 2014
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Maryland shadow program works to draw high school students to construction training
Through the end of this month a vocational school in Fredrick, Maryland is offering students the opportunity to get a taste of the industry by shadowing its construction training program. The Fredrick County Career and Technology Center (CTC) is the home of several construction technology programs. Each year, the CTC gives its construction students hands-on [âŚ]
February 12, 2014
Business
Survey says more than half of construction companies affected by skilled worker shortage, details how theyâre coping
At this point, it would be quicker to list the number of cities that havenât reported construction projects being impacted by the skilled worker shortage than the ones that have. In the past year alone weâve reports from Houston, Minnesota, Louisiana, Phoenix, Wisconsin, Michigan and California, just to name, well, several. Itâs everywhere. Back in [âŚ]
November 20, 2013
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3: Be Fair
Treating everyone fairly and treating everyone equally isnât the same thing. If you treat everyone exactly the same, theyâll think you donât care about them. Have an individualized approach to your employees, and clearly explain decisions you make that affect them. Theyâll respect you for it.  < STEP 2      [âŚ]
November 12, 2013
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2: Be Open and Honest
Although itâs your company, you should want your employees to be interested and invested in the well-being of the firm. Theyâre never going to be able to do that unless you tell them whatâs going on. Instituting transparency is a direct path to gaining the loyalty and trust of your people. If they feel they [âŚ]
November 12, 2013
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1: Have the âRightâ People
Attracting and retaining people isnât enough. You have to hire and keep people who are a good fit for the type of company you want to have. No matter how skilled the employees, sometimes their demeanor or attitude simply derails what youâre trying to accomplish. < INTRO         [âŚ]
November 12, 2013
Business
3 culture-changing steps contractors can take to combat the skilled worker shortage
Thereâs been no shortage of attention lately to the skilled worker shortage. Although industry advocates like Mike Rowe have been beating the drum for a while, now everyone is catching onâanalyzing what happened and trying to find ways to attract new workers to the trade. Some contractors have even created their own courses to train [âŚ]
November 12, 2013
Business
In campaign to end the skilled worker shortage, Mike Rowe unafraid of reaching into both sides of the aisle
As part of his Profoundly Disconnected campaign to make students and, really, the country in general, aware of the opportunities and good money available to those who choose a career in the trades, Mike Rowe has been making a lot of appearances lately. A little while back he appeared on Bill Maherâs HBO show âReal [âŚ]
October 30, 2013
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