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Originally posted by plett22+Sep 22 2004, 10:59 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (plett22 @ Sep 22 2004, 10:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Bring_Back_Shantz@Sep 22 2004, 05:34 PM
Yeah, you guys are kinda missing the point. It isn't midless labourers that they are short on. They'll never have trouble finding guys to spin wrenches and lift heavy things, it's the skilled jobs that they are comming up short on. In projects like these, they need huge numbers of welders, pipe fitters, and other jobs, that the average joe isn't qualified, or certified to do. If it was just a matter of having a bunch of high paying jobs that require no skill, there wouldn't be a problem with homeless people in Alberta, that is not the case however.
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Unskilled labour aside, I'm sure there are plenty of disgruntled welders in Pakistan that would love the opportunity to come over here and work, even if it was on a temp basis. I'm thinking this idea would apply to more than just Joe wrench slinger.
There's gotta be a few pipefitters and machinists in Iraq kicking around somewhere.... maybe Lanny knows where they are!!
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As a tradesman I'm pretty insulted by your attitude. I am sure there are plenty of digruntled office clerks in Pakistan who would be happy to come over here and do your work also. In my lone experience of working at Syncrude we had tradesmen come in from across Canada and the United States. The unions are international and yes they are very active with contractors and goverment[schools such as Sait and Nait] in training and upgrading. Oil sands contractors require special tests and certification above a regular tradesman ticket in order to work there, so I don't think they want to hire SE Asian farmers to do my job.