It used to be that you were a guy who went to high school who didn't have a college degree, but you had a specific set of skills, and with the help of a union, you could make yourself a pretty good middle-class life.
曾经是这样的， 你从高中学校出来， 没有大学文凭， 但是你有一些特殊的技能， 借助于工会的帮助， 你可以让自己过上很不错的中产阶级的生活。