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Blue-collar wages are lower for some, that's true.
David Kiley: What 'Once Upon A Car' Can Teach Us About the Auto Industry, and Detroit David Kiley 2011
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Blue-collar wages were due Thursday and white-collar wages are due Friday.
Saab Fails to Pay Workers on Time Christina Zander 2011
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Blue-collar Plaquemines Parish, which has absorbed some of the spill's worst environmental damage, has received slightly more than $1 million in BP money, of which $998,405 went to cover oil-related overtime and other payroll expenses.
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Blue-collar wages are lower for some, that's true.
David Kiley: What 'Once Upon A Car' Can Teach Us About the Auto Industry, and Detroit David Kiley 2011
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Blue-collar women have a long and illustrious history in television.
Down and Out in Brooklyn Amy Chozick 2011
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Blue-collar workers are usually a bit rougher and more brusque.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Villainous Forum 2009
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Blue-collar workers got almost nothing from stimulus.
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Blue-collar workers are twice as likely to be fired as white-collar employees.
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Packers-Steelers is a showcase and celebration of what makes pro football great, and it's hard not to slather on the hyperbole: Blue-collar teams hailing from gritty, all-American towns.
A Super Bowl of Super Bowls Richard Boadu 2011
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Blue-collar wages have actually soared recently, while white-collar pay is shrinking, thanks to a massive glut of university graduates.
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