Meaning of aristocracy of labor | Babel Free

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Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The more such an aristocracy of labor leaves the unskilled, unprotected, unorganized parts of the proletariat to shift economically for themselves, the more these come⟳ to be the breeding centers of scabs who stab organized labor in the back on every occasion and thus paralyze every decided action.”

“He was content to create⟳ an aristocracy of labor, a trade⟳ union trust⟳, as it were, indifferent to the needs of the rest⟳ of the workers outside of the organization.”

“Despite all the appearances of class struggle⟳, such an aristocracy of labor enjoys, even in times of war, privileged access to the means of political communication and organization.”

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