the working class

Example Sentences

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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

Though not on an official government holiday, crowds have since gathered around the country on the first of May to celebrate the achievements and struggles of the working class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Mejia, a union organizer, ran on a platform of affordability for the working class, including increasing funding for child care and raising taxes on the highest earners.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

"It is of the utmost urgency that we get our economic houses in order and deliver material gains for the working class," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

My argument was that it was as undemocratic to specify that the leaders had to be from the working class as to declare that they should be bourgeois intellectuals.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela