Sentence examples for fortunate workers from inspiring English sources

On an overgrown patch of land on the outskirts of town, where the buildings peter out into tropical jungle, the Roman Catholic cemetery told of the sacrifice of the less fortunate workers.

But after a couple of decades in which wages have gone nowhere for all but the most fortunate workers, American voters seem willing to give nativist populism a try.

Because, of course, the same world order that enjoys the real benefits of democracy and human rights for itself must, like its much vaunted Greek precursor, have its army of less fortunate workers and servers.

As the accountant Itzhak Stern's typewriter clatters in the background, the names of the fortunate workers whom Oskar Schindler would ultimately save appear on a blank page that fills the screen.

When it comes to retirement, Jack VanDerhei, research director at the Employee Benefit Research Institute, sees a tale of two Americas: one of fortunate workers whose employers offer retirement plans, whether traditional pensions or 401 k)'s with matching employer contributions, and one of unlucky workers who do not get a major boost from employers to have an adequate retirement plan.

While this made all the sense in the world for the elite in the area, Kang explained to me that it was an ongoing disaster for the less fortunate workers in the area.

Low-income workers fortunate to have a job have seen their wages decline since 2006 - with middle income worker salaries remaining stagnant.

There are also more types of private sector positions that pay substantially more than even the most fortunate of government workers.

The workers felt fortunate; not all growers provided housing, and those who did sometimes offered little more than shacks.

The last 450 workers feel fortunate to have another factory to go to, having seen too many friends and relatives laid off over the years.

Rolf, whose union local represents nursing-home and home-care workers, is fortunate to be close with a fellow activist who is a billionaire, Nick Hanauer, an entrepreneur and outspoken champion of a $15 minimum wage.