laborers

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Laborers trained to do jobs like sewing and woodworking were left behind after companies fled overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

In the 1938 shot, many don formal dress, and some hoist cans of salmon, celebratory symbols of the 1933 formation of the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union, Local 7.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

In a boost for candidate Imelda Padilla, a committee associated with Laborers Local 300 reported spending $25,000 on television advertisements to support her campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Laborers lived with the knowledge that should they give their wealthy employer reason to be displeased with their performance, they could be replaced at any moment.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

And he didn t envy Laborers at all.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry