laborers
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When the 380-foot steamship Great Republic—one of the world’s largest passenger vessels at the time—arrived in San Francisco from Hong Kong, 1,300 blue-coated Chinese laborers filed down its gangplank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Yank believes that it is they, the laborers heaving coal for hours amid the broiling heat of the engine room, who are the real masters of the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
With data centers, the infrastructure stays, the tax base expands, and electricians, pipe fitters, ironworkers and laborers can spend years on a single project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Home Depot parking lots have been informal job sites for day laborers for decades, many of whom are immigrants and show up every morning seeking work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
The worker shortage caused by the war left the shapeup empty and laborers in high demand.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
