I really don't get the dunking on blue collar guys.

I grew up in a large union shop. My dad was in management. I got to know all of the union guys very well. They're good people.

Plus, my dad always
reminded me that administration was a cost. Sometimes a indispensable cost, but a cost nonetheless. It's the guys doing the physical labor that brought in the money. Labor is the most important part of an organization. Without them, the administration starves. And you don't brow beat them, you treat the good employees well and cut the riff raff. You have to be fair, but also tough. They're not lower, they're people.