But the real action among those who want to improve the skills and wages of today's workers may be the converse. That's what's happening at the Ford Motor plant in St. Paul.
Many employers provide job-related training for their workers.
Ford and the United Auto Workers have joined forces with Metro State University to go one important step further. They're providing a college degree. She's raised three children. Now, she says, it's her turn. She sees herself working with computers, perhaps as a software developer.