Reuters has a story on coal miners rejecting retraining, sure there jobs are about to return.
One interesting point to the story is that some areas have lost mining jobs because the coal has run out. In those area, retraining was successful and new jobs moved in. In areas where coal exists, other industries are not moving in. Personally I think that is due both to workers not retraining and coal pollution.
Natural gas is cheap, very cheap. Coal cannot compete. Even if it could, bowing off the tops of mountains requires far fewer workers than crawling deep within them. Most of those jobs are not coming back. Trump, and others, have lied to these people. They need retrained to attract other jobs. It is tragic they do not see that.
One interesting point to the story is that some areas have lost mining jobs because the coal has run out. In those area, retraining was successful and new jobs moved in. In areas where coal exists, other industries are not moving in. Personally I think that is due both to workers not retraining and coal pollution.
Natural gas is cheap, very cheap. Coal cannot compete. Even if it could, bowing off the tops of mountains requires far fewer workers than crawling deep within them. Most of those jobs are not coming back. Trump, and others, have lied to these people. They need retrained to attract other jobs. It is tragic they do not see that.