Better life?

My parents did the best they could to raise me and my brothers and sister. I do appreciate that very much but what I don't appreciate is that they never made the effort to find a better-paying job.6 years ago when I joined the laborers union I found out that to be a member there is no educational requirement. That means you don't have to have a high-school diploma or GED. There's also no language requirement. Speaking English is not a requirement in the laborers union. If my parents made an effort to find a better job back in the late 90s, we wouldn't of grown up so poor. My parents are too old to join now. I also look at it through my parents plaintiff you because they never knew the laborers union existed. How can you search for something that you don't know that exist?