They said that unionised factory jobs-the very sort that today's politicians yearn to restore-consisted of repetitive, dangerous work which involved all brawn and no brain.

他们说，有工会的工厂里的工作——正是今天的政客们渴望恢复的那种——是由重复的、危险的工作组成的，只需要体力，不需要脑力。