Gary R. Armstrong Jr. is the business manager for Iron Workers Local 5 in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. metro area. Opinions are the author’s own.
We often hear that construction is facing a “skilled labor shortage.” Developers and end users say they simply can’t find enough qualified workers to meet demand.
But here in the Mid-Atlantic we see a very different reality. There’s no shortage of skilled ironworkers. There’s a shortage of steady, high-quality jobs…