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That's called scabbing.
by tehjoker 5y ago
That's called scabbing.
- graeme 5y agoDon’t scabs usually come from outside the company? Like if uber hired new drivers at high rates.
- 908B64B197 5y agoIt's not scabbing. The contractors "striking" aren't employees. And it's not a strike as defined by the law.
- pmoriarty 5y agoThis kind of pedantry reminds me of people who want to call prisoners "detainees" and who want to call torture "enhanced interrogation".
- 908B64B197 5y agoSetting aside the implication you are trying to make that following employment law equals to agreeing with torture, it's not the same at all. There's a legal definition of a strike, union and employment vs contractor. Just like there's a legal definition for prisoners and torture. You can't get the rights associated with an unionized strike (anti scab laws) without the consequences of being unionized (dues for instance).
- cloudfifty 5y agoYou're a scab if you are undermining the strike. No legal pedantry will suddenly wash that away. This is just common sense.
- refurb 5y agoA scab is just a union term for people who disagree with them. It’s like being called racist when complaining about crime.
- cloudfifty 5y agoIt's a pejorative for someone undermining other people's struggle for a better life. Either way, it's a sad state of affairs when HN threads constantly get derailed by a dozen or two very prolific reactionaries like yourself. Always the same names.
- 8note 5y agoA scab is a scab, regardless of what legal trickery the owning class has engaged in to make striking illegal
- Bostonian 5y agoIf I am willing to work for less than someone else, it is wrong to insult me for that with terms such as "scab". I own my labor and other people own theirs. I would not take a job unless it were the best available to me. "Scab" is a hate term that has been used to justify violence against so-called scabs. Epithets for gays have served a similar purpose in the past and are now considered to say more about the speaker than the target.
- gurleen_s 5y agoIt’s incredibly irresponsible to compare homophobia to a worker not cooperating with a strike.
- slantaclaus 5y agoEverything has a name, Lieutenant Dan.