My hard hat doesn’t fit! Help!?

Today was my first time wearing a hard hat for my new construction job. I put my hard hat on and for some reason, it didn’t fit right. It sits really, really high on my head. I tried adjusting it but to no avail. My supervisor saw me and burst out laughing. He and [...]

Mexicans say they work hard and do jobs we don’t want to do?

They all do construction, which is what a lot of us Americans have been doing all our lives.They don’t work on the farms anymore,they come here and get good paying jobs in construction.Here in Raleigh NC they are driving new trucks and now you see Lopez Construction, or Juan’s drywall and painting.They are driving down [...]

Why is it so hard to get an NFL team in Los Angeles?

As popular as football is, there has got to be a billionaire sports fan out there that would be willing to pay for a new stadium or renovate the Coliseum, the Rose Bowl or whatever. It would be a sure fire success.
Not only that, but think about how many new jobs it would create, construction [...]

Reno, Vegas construction still hard hit

Reno, Vegas construction still hard hit
A new report by the Associated General Contractors of America shows few cities around the country have lost a larger percentage in construction jobs than Reno and Las Vegas over the past year.
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In the stimulus, where will the new jobs come from? Will it be hard to tell?

The White House says the nearly $800 billion stimulus bill will save or create about 3 million to 4 million jobs. But if you look through the bill itself, it’s hard to see where they are coming from.
In the 1,073-page document, the word “job” or “jobs” shows up only 59 times, if you exclude its [...]

Unemployed Union plumber high rise experience hard to get a job overseas?

I am a very highly skilled union trained Plumber , with vast experience, I have 10 years of new construction in high rise buildings 60 stories plus.I have spent the previous years as a foreman in single and multi family homes and small commercial.I started young the age of 18.I have over 25 years experience.The [...]