Your lanyard and you...

I have no idea what the definition of struck work was during this strike. I get that there can be nuances in the strike that would allow some to do the work.

However, based on what you said below, time to respond as some of your behavior towards the striking workers is deplorable.

jskibo said:
Never worked at at airline (nor do I have any desire to) so don't know how it works there.

It's a bit different environment in manufacturing.
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I get that different industries have a different definition of struck work. As stated even management at an airline can technically work if the pilots are on strike.

If I'm a Program Manager and have to fill in for a struck position, say a structural mechanic, I'm not sure of what relevance "scab" would be to me or anyone else filling in during the strike.
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Because you may be doing struck work.

None of us had anything to do with the union workers. I didn't manage them, interface with them or really even see them unless I was taking a customer on a tour. They have no bearing on my career, and I certainly have no interest in applying for a shop floor position.
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This is where I need to raise the BS flag. By you saying that you had nothing to do with union workers implies that you are burying your head in the sand to what is going on, don't give a flying flip about folks striking, while you are doing their job. I am not sure if those who struck defined the work you did as being a scab. I linked an article below and they certainly had concerns about the likes of you doing the work. I can say though you are certainly displaying SCAB like mentalities by thinking about just yourself. By you doing their work, you certainly had a lot to do with the union workers as they were out on strike.

So, while in your example, the VP had normal day to day oversight and likely some contact with the pilots, and certainly that ongoing relationship in the future, the same cannot be said of any future relationship between myself and any machinist.

It would be like labelling labelling a Denny's waitress a scab because she crossed a line to fly on a struck carrier..... Not sure either party would care......

But you know what they say about opinions...... They are pink, puckered and smelly.
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These above statements make no sense.

This article this is what was said by you doing the replacement work...

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/06/us/mcdonnell-douglas-is-working-despite-strike.html



As strikers picketed outside the heavily guarded plant, a company spokesman, Tom Williams, said McDonnell Douglas expected production to reach normal levels rapidly by using design engineers and others to assemble aircraft.

The people who design the planes are working on them today," Mr. Williams said.

The union, the International Association of Machinists, has repeatedly said engineers, while able to design a plane, do not have the skills to assemble one.
As strikers picketed outside the heavily guarded plant, a company spokesman, Tom Williams, said McDonnell Douglas expected production to reach normal levels rapidly by using design engineers and others to assemble aircraft.

The people who design the planes are working on them today," Mr. Williams said.

The union, the International Association of Machinists, has repeatedly said engineers, while able to design a plane, do not have the skills to assemble one.
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