Management-hired replacements for striking employees. Strikebreakers must cross a picket line and are bitterly resented by striking employees. See also Scabs.
Strikebreakers
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 | Scabs (business term) |
| Episode 12: The Awful Truth (TV Episode) (2000 Culture & Society TV Episode) |
| Homestead strike (historical event) |
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