Same here - and what you say is so true - and that conflict and confrontation is deliberately stirred further by people who should know better. Lots of decent, hard working subbies were driven out of business by unscrupulous contractors. Just before I left the UK I worked on a few jobs where...
I work in construction as well - and according to this blurb by the CIOB today it is the 3rd most stressful industry
http://www.constructionmanagermagazine.com/news/construction-third-most-stressful-industry/