Remembering Those Other American Dreams

Democrats struggle to win blue-collar voters

By David Sirota

In 1977, a Midwestern unionist named Ed Sadlowski made a spirited run for the presidency of the United Steelworkers. An insurgent running against the old guard at a time when the union's election was still decided by a popular vote, Sadlowski seemed on the verge of [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    In my opinion, white-collar work is basically mental while blue-collar work is physical. In my case, I opted for the mental work since I felt that I could last longer (at least physically). Either way, I did have to work physically in order to pay for college that built the mental side of me. Obviously, I do wonder what will happen when I retire and my mental “exercise” suddenly stops. I also wonder whether the “damage” to my mind is worse than the “damage” to those bodies engaged in blue-collar work. Albeit, I think my mind is so far intact. Either way, I believe we “blue and white collar workers” merely exchange our skills with each other. And that is the way the economy turns. If politically we have candidates twist this exchange into some kind of class differentiation, Then, those who buy into this thing miss out on the give and take of life itself.

    United States Posted by Derik on Nov 17, 2008 at 5:55 AM

    In my opinion, white-collar work is basically mental while blue-collar work is physical. In my case, I opted for the mental work since I felt that I could last longer (at least physically). Either way, I did have to work physically in order to pay for college that built the mental side of me. Obviously,
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