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It's understandable that swedish language sources don't know this, but the English word for 'strikebreakers' is 'scabs.'
by mattgrice 3y ago
It's understandable that swedish language sources don't know this, but the English word for 'strikebreakers' is 'scabs.'
- boredpudding 3y agoBoth are fine, and it's clear the majority of the audience wouldn't understand if the title said 'bring in scabs'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikebreaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikebreaker
- yaseer 3y agoScabs is quite pejorative though, I had always assumed (perhaps incorrectly) that it's usual usage is to insult.
- rsynnott 3y agoI mean, _so is strikebreakers_.
- mytailorisrich 3y agoIn the UK a 'scab' is usually a pejorative term for someone who does not strike, which is not the same as a strikebreaker.
- ghusto 3y agoI thought strikereaker meant someone who isn't striking, or who was but has now changed their minds?
- mytailorisrich 3y agoA strikebreaker is usually someone external hired specifically to replace a striking worker. That's why this may or may not be restricted by law. Very often a 'scab' (which, again, is an insult) is simply an existing worker who's decided not to srike and who constinues to work as usual. Though the term may also refer to a strikebreaker. Anyway, it's similar.