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blue-collar

[bloo-kol-er] / ˈbluˈkɒl ər /




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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

The men are in blue-collar sectors with a Darwinian outlook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The AI boom is quietly creating some of the fastest-growing blue-collar jobs in America.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The factory was one of the best-paying blue-collar jobs in the area.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

What could you say about class beyond the obvious pieties—the widening income gap, the slow demise of the blue-collar middle, the struggle of the underclass—all worthy subjects but amply documented in our pages and elsewhere?

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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