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Tech Jobs Not Your Thing? Maybe Skilled Trades Are an Option

Trade unions say paid internships can lead to decent-paying skilled trade jobs in the Bay Area.
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Similiti Luti and Monica Jimenez, students at Kennedy High School in Richmond, California, attend some technical skills classes at their school on Nov. 29, 2018. (Julia McEvoy/KQED News)

Demand for skilled laborers in the Bay Area is strong, and some trade unions are trying to attract young people into the trades, promising paid internships.

In the heart of Richmond's industrial belt, they are getting help from schools like Kennedy High School, which has created career paths that include building and construction trades.

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