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Originally Posted by tabs
Since the Middle Ages there has been a Middle Class. ..........In America one could become Middle Class and be an unskilled facotry worker (Unionized) starting in the 1950's. .
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Each time there has been prosperity for tradesmen, it was brought about by unionism. Back in the day, there were the Masons. It became a brotherhood of workers who had the skill and training to make things out of stone. They limited their membership and were in solidarity regarding rates of pay and working conditions. Same as now.