Hmz. Not sure that circulating their personal information is the appropriate response. Quite the lynch mob mentality.FL410AV8R wrote: ↑Tue May 09, 2023 11:43 amCrewbunk:Crewbunk wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 7:34 am Back to the message title. “Don’t be a scab”.
While the term “scab” is batted around a lot, the true scab is one who while a Westjet pilot on legal strike, accepts payment to fly Westjet’s aircraft. I won’t mention the morality of that, but I have seen the effects.
I merged into Canadian Airlines from Wardair and flew with the “mix” of employees. One thing that stuck out, was mention of a few “scabs” from the Eastern Provincial strike. These individuals accepted money from management to fly their aircraft during the strike. It didn’t take long for word to get out.
They lost friends, their wives lost friends, their children lost friends. They were no longer a part of the close knit community. Over the span of the 33 day strike, their lives changed. And …. that title never left them. By the time, I joined the ranks, many years and merges later, any time they were mentioned, “scab” was mentioned. And, not just by pilots, but flight attendants and agents too! Right until the day they retired, when no one came to wish them well on their last flight.
In my opinion, it’s not worth it.
If someone crosses your picket line, it may be someone forced to, like an Encore pilot, or me, an Air Canada pilot. We don’t want to, but have no choice. And we’ll understand when it’s our turn and we are walking the line and you cross our line.
But if you suspect it’s a scab, discreetly take a picture and send it to your strike committee. Try not to get into a confrontation. It’s hard. But being on strike is legal, putting your fist down someone’s throat isn’t. Don’t give “them” ammunition.
Remember, don’t be a scab.
I could not agree with you more. The "stink" of a scab never goes away. Time does not heal that wound nor does it lessen the memory of those the scab chose to scab against. Don't be that pilot. In this case, the only pilots considered scabs would be those WestJet pilots who choose to operate WestJet metal or partake in training or other company activities while their peers are on strike or any pilots from other companies flying charter work for WestJet over struck routes. The second one is a tough one but technically anyone other than WJ management flying struck work is a scab.
Pilots don't forget these actions. The US National Scab List has 5799 names on it going back to 1932. It is consulted to this day by many US Captains before granting jumpseat access.
DON'T FLY STRUCK WORK.
airline-pilot-scab-list-2004.pdf
How does an airline end up with 2.253 scabs by the way? Sounds like there was more going on than just a strike.