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Labor leaders find few takers for good jobs

Carpenters. Electricians. Ironworkers. The wages are solid, the demand huge. So why can’t employers find young people to take up the trades?

As head of a public power utility, Steve Klein has faced some sticky issues over the years, mostly centered on keeping electricity prices low in an era of ever-spiraling rates from the Bonneville Power Administration.

Today, he faces an equally stubborn problem getting young people to accept a job that starts at $55,000 a year.

By Mike Benbow, Herald Writer

Full Story: http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20070903/NEWS01/109030032

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