‘It’s only a matter of national security.’ America Workforce Academy’s mission to fill the workforce gap

Mike Rowe has been on a lonely mission. For two decades, he has been raising the alarm. Rowe has been warning anyone who would listen that our skills gap in the trades was widening to a chasm so large that the economic affect on U.S. manufacturing companies, in particular auto and steel industries, but also defense, construction, and energy sectors, was going to be nothing short of catastrophic. Recommended Stories ‘It’s only a matter of national security.’ America Workforce Academy’s mission to fill the workforce gap On This Day: In New York, Washington faces the enemy within The Iran runaround Few listened. Rowe appeared before Congress. Twice. He sent an open letter to then-President Barack Obama. Crickets. Nonetheless, Rowe persisted. His alarm bells were not hyperbole.

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