white-collar worker
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The term "white-collar worker" refers to salaried employees whose jobs do not require them to wear work clothes or protective gear. This contrasts with "blue-collar workers," whose manual labor typically involves wearing durable clothing that can conceal dirt. Both terms emerged in the early 20th century. White-collar jobs are generally performed in office settings rather than on factory floors or assembly lines.123
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industrial relationsUnion organizingā¦approach has gained favour among white-collar and professional workers, it still is the exception rather than the rule for these workers to join a union, with the notable exception of government employees.
Read Moreā¦approach has gained favour among white-collar and professional workers, it still is the exception rather than the rule for these workers to join a union, with the notable exception of government employees.
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ā¦the case because blue- and white-collar workers belong to the same union, meaning that there are fewer lines of demarcation between these groups. In most enterprises, for example, the scale of management bonuses is tied to the size of bonuses for blue-collar workers. Many senior Japanese executives served as unionā¦
Read Moreā¦the case because blue- and white-collar workers belong to the same union, meaning that there are fewer lines of demarcation between these groups. In most enterprises, for example, the scale of management bonuses is tied to the size of bonuses for blue-collar workers. Many senior Japanese executives served as unionā¦
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organized labourTrade unionism after World War II: An erosion of strengthIn following these shifts toward white-collar, female, and service-sector employment, unions endeavoured to match strides with the rapidly changing composition of the work forceājust as, earlier in the century, they had broken through the divide separating skilled from unskilled manual labour. However, though their composition was modified profoundly, with greatlyā¦
Read MoreIn following these shifts toward white-collar, female, and service-sector employment, unions endeavoured to match strides with the rapidly changing composition of the work forceājust as, earlier in the century, they had broken through the divide separating skilled from unskilled manual labour. However, though their composition was modified profoundly, with greatlyā¦
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