Joseph, who grew up in California, was in the laborers’ union.
—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work.
—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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