Good luck in your search, as you know not a lot of the younger generation are looking to get into the trades.
My son just graduated, he's going into trades. Want to work on cars, lol. Told him that was a tough way to make a living with book rate and all. He thought about being an electrician, we talked about getting into the union apprenticeship program. We'll see which way he jumps.
To the OP, you better find a young guy to train up before all your old hands retire off and you have no institutional experience anymore.
The employers expect the guy to walk in and do the job, and is willing to pay them as little as possible to get the guys to work for their company.
There's a no shitter. Been made many offers, none worth me changing where I work for.
