Re: no they dont
we need people that can weld a seam, cut a 45 degree joint, fit pipe, install and repair AC, sweat pipes, milk, feed and breed cows, fake out emission tests, rebuild motors, starters and transmissions, mix concrete, rivet steel, build furniture, butcher cattle, etc.
Well, unions used to (and to some part, still do) train apprentices to do those things. However, thanks to the anti-union attitude in corporate America these past few decades, there are a lot fewer union people around who have the knowledge and experience to do the training.
