| Grex > Scruples > #70: The scab |
| The scab | 
Sep 8 03:31 UTC 1994 |
You've recently become unemployed. A company is hiring people in your field at a rate that you would be very happy with. The reason this company is hiring is because its workers are on strike and picketing in front of where you would work. Do you cross the picket line?
| response 1 of 3: |
Sep 8 04:06 UTC 1994 |
It would depend on why the people were on strike. For example, if it were a reasonably non strenuous job, and the workers were demanding a 364 days a year payed vacation and a $5 million annual salary, I wouldn't think twice about taking the job. On the other hand, if what the strikers were demanding seemed reasonable, I wouldn't take it.
| response 2 of 3: |
Sep 8 13:34 UTC 1994 |
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| response 3 of 3: |
Dec 28 02:48 UTC 1995 |
Never would I cross a picket line; ONLY in some states where government employees are forbidden by law from striking as in New York under the Taylor Act. They may collectively bargain but not strike without losing vested benefits.