>> we do not have enough licensed escalator mechanics to do the work I call BS. An "escalator mechanic" sounds like a profession that could be trained in a yea

>> we do not have enough licensed escalator mechanics to do the work I call BS. An "escalator mechanic" sounds like a profession that could be trained in a year, or far less if the person is some other kind of mechanic. The reason why this training doesn't happen is likely there's not much money to be gained, if anything at all. Or maybe there's a union constraining supply of mechanics, or both. I agree that there needs to be more vocational education, and less stigma against it. But the claim that the problem above could not be solved with liberal application of cash is dubious at best.