Talk:Strikebreaker
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[edit] Start class
I think I made a good start on this article. It definitely covers international law, and gives examples of many important national laws on the issue. However, it needs a historical section (which should cover the U.S., which has tended to use strikebreakers far more than any other industrialized country, and notable examples of their use in other nations) and some statistics on the use of strikebreaking. Somewhere down the line, it might be useful to develop "List of strikebreaking companies", which could provide historical (such as the Pinkertons in the U.S.) as well as modern examples (such as U.S. Nursing Corp.) of strikebreaking agencies. - Tim1965 01:08, 11 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Etymology
I'm this part:
"Folklore in Bristol, England, suggests that this name for strikebreakers arose in the 15th or 16th century when bubonic plague was common. Workers refused to clear away the dead bodies without higher pay and better protection. Soldiers were deployed who subsequently became infected with the plague and developed scabs on their faces—hence the term "scab"."
It seems like an urban legend and doesn't have a citation.
--Gyrcompass (talk) 15:40, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Comments
The part about international law is largely irrelevant, as it tells more about the right to strike than the right to work during a strike. What I would also like to read more about here is what the strikebreaker risks, any documentation on violence or threats towards strikebreakers in a Western country during the last 20 years. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ehasl (talk • contribs) 17:14, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
