Lady Chatterley's Lover Lesson Plan

What does Clifford mean when he accuses Connie of not taking her ladyship seriously? How does he compare this to modern industry and social class?

Connie is criticizing the fact that Clifford and other men of his class are working to make workers' strikes "as good as impossible." Clifford argues that industry is good for the workers--that striking only hurts them. As a property owner, he is charitable in letting people work his land, he claims, and the fact of a poor/lower class is "fate--" there will always be one. She accuses him of being a bad boss in thinking this, which he equates to her being a lady. She argues, though, that being a lady was not something she wanted,...