steelworker

[ steel-wur-ker ]

noun

Origin of steelworker

First recorded in 1880–85; steel + worker

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He told the steelworkers he was “pro-policing, pro–community policing, pro–funding the police,” and called the activist cry to “defund the police” an “absurd phrase.”
'Our Blue-Collar Tough Guy.' John Fetterman Charts a New Path for Democrats | Charlotte Alter/Easton, Pa. | May 11, 2022 | TIme
She grew up as one of six kids in a working-class family in Buffalo, with a steelworker father and an “always pregnant” mother.
Kathy Hochul Faced Childcare Struggles and Sexism at Work. Now She’s New York’s First Woman Governor | Charlotte Alter | September 30, 2021 | Time
His father was a steelworker, and his mother was a homemaker.
Gino Strada, Italian doctor who served patients through war and strife, dies at 73 | Emily Langer | August 27, 2021 | Washington Post
There are thousands of songs about fishermen, about farmers, about steelworkers, because these are soul-filling jobs that have direct function for things that society needs.
Is the Future of Farming in the Ocean? (Ep. 467) | Stephen J. Dubner | June 24, 2021 | Freakonomics
“They came in and sucked the life out of us,” said one steelworker.
Jeb Bush’s Risky Business | Patricia Murphy | July 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Am I under the delusion that when we lose 10,000 steelworker jobs, that necessarily means 10,000 fewer people working?
Why Aren't We Creating Enough New Jobs? | Megan McArdle | June 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Why did a pro-Obama super PAC play fast and loose with the sad story of a widowed steelworker?
Anti-Romney Ad Fudges Facts, Blows Opportunity for an Important Debate | Jesse Singal | August 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

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