the working class
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Sharon Graham, general secretary of the Unite union, has called on Healey to "do something for workers and the working class" in his Budget.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Pate said recent Democratic wins in regional and local elections had given her "hope that the little people -- the working class — maybe are being heard."
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Charles Murray used Fishtown as his archetype for the decline of the working class in his 2012 book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
If we don’t tip service employees, it calls into question our respect for the working class and our commitment to decent, well-paid work.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
The real gap between them, both said, was more subtle: Croteau came from the working class, and Woolner from money.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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