In my travels as editor of this magazine, I’ve listened in on numerous tradespeople at meetings and events lamenting how entitled the younger generation of workers are, and how they generally lack ambition and work ethic.

Poor-fitting workwear poses a danger to women in the trades.

If plumbers are essential to society, why aren't millennials interested in the trades?

The goal of my last column was to begin to change the way most plumbers size natural gas distribution systems.

Wage opportunities are also positive, with an annual median salary of $51,540. 

You have the ability to change public opinion of the skilled trades.

The number of willing, able young men and women entering the trades is well short of the number needed.

We need a national movement to attract and educate skilled tradespeople.

The pros and cons, plus seven helpful tips.