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aggiesal

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7. Construction is not one of those jobs that nobody wants to do ...

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Nov 26, 2024, 11:49 AM

Nov 2024

It's one of those jobs that the construction industry doesn't want to pay a living wage, which includes increase pay, benefits like health care, sick time, vacations & administrating retirement programs. All of which the construction industry wants nothing to do with.
Once the construction industry decides to pay the living wage these jobs deserve, we will see all kinds of people applying for these jobs, but prices for construction will be too expensive, which expense is now passed to the consumer.

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