[MsMowz]

It is industrial work, and industrial work is not purely physical; even working in a modern factory often requires cognitive work. Tire production is a great example, and if you visit a Goodyear factory you will notice a profound lack of Taylorism in the actual work of the employees (of course, not in the processes themselves).

>It also wasn’t exactly for wages in the classic sense given that the federal government had holidays, vacation, and so on.

Wages are typically understood as whatever price is paid to employees for their ability to work[1]; we may be operating under different definitions, though (I studied economics rather than business).

[1]: https://www.economist.com/economics-a-to-z/w#node-21529310