blue-collar
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Former labor organizer and iron worker Brian Poindexter embodies the emerging blue-collar, practical-minded Democrat type in the upcoming midterms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Protecting blue-collar workers bypasses the high-stress, physically demanding pink- and light-blue-collar jobs,” said Teresa Ghilarducci, a professor of economics and policy analysis at the New School in New York City and an expert on retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
The factory was one of the best-paying blue-collar jobs in the area.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was the perfect environment for two blue-collar communities: San Pedro, known for its bustling port and dock workers, and Bell, known as a densely packed working class industrial city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Highly educated workers benefited from the pace of technological change and the increased use of computer-based technologies, but blue-collar workers often found themselves displaced in the sudden transition from an industrial to a service economy.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
