Originally Posted by
MD10PLT
Yep, every NWA pilot crossed the picket line when their mechanics were on strike. Does that mean all NWA pilots are scabs?
No. because the mechanic's union told the pilot's union it was OK for the pilots to report for work. Now, if the pilots started wrenching on planes, then yes, they would have been scabs.
Crossing a picket line means doing the actual work a striking union member would have been doing. The FAs also showed up for work with the OK from the mechanic's union.