Somebody never learned the true gravity of being a scab! The free book that ALPA gives out to new members (Flying The Line) goes a long way to portray the fierce battles that were fought for the integrity of the aviation profession. The impact of labor-organizing pioneers reaches far beyond ALPA carriers and Part 121 operations. If your paycheck comes from operating an airplane, you probably owe a debt of gratitude to the past generations who built the contracts, walked the picket line and endured furloughs. As someone that held a picket, was part of a B-Scale elimination contract and had my pension decimated in bankruptcy, I take scabs very seriously. I'm aware of suicides and divorces that occurred at my carrier and others, while scabs gleefully danced across the strike line to take bread off the table of all the pilots with a spine.

I have seen to kicking a half dozen scabs off the jumpseat in my career, with pleasure (one in a inhospitable foreign land during 9/11 - hope he never got out). It's not "living in the past" to harbor great disdain for scabs. It's a duty to the occupation.