Summary: <p style="margin-left:0px;"><span>In this exclusive interview, Acting Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella highlights the great job creation, especially for minorities, over the past two and a half years. He explains how a proposed reform will give high school students greater access to apprenticeships so they can earn money in a job while learning marketable skills, a possible alternative to attending a four-year college which could leave them in debt with a degree of little market value. Pizzella also tells us not to fear robots taking our jobs. Higher productivity will mean more employment opportunities!</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0px;"><span>For more on automation, check out our piece <a href="https://townhall.com/columnists/edwardhudgins/2018/09/03/labor-day-needs-an-education-revolution-n2514886">Labor Day Needs an Education Revolution</a>.</span></p> <p style="margin-left:0px;"><span>Also, check out <a href="https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/trump-administration-proposes-more-flexible-apprenticeship-rules">Trump Administration Proposes More Flexible Apprenticeship Rules</a>.</span></p>
