No way is the term scab "antiquated". You wouldn't even think about saying such a thing if you had watched former friends and pilots that had been turned down for employment at your company cross your legal picket line in an effort to leap-frog over your seniority.

Sadly, many have used the term scab to describe those who work at a carrier that pays less than the "norm", whatever that $$ figure really is. When I see postings here that use the label "scab" in that vein, I immediately know that person has never been on strike and watched real scabs try to jump on their bones.

Imagine coming home from a picket line and finding your daughter crying because someone in the flight office called and because you were not home, they told your kid that you better get back to work or you'll lose your job.

You won't think the term sacb is antiquated, trust me.

And you're quite certain I am, blahdy blahdy blah. This feels like a nice familiar road. I knew I could count on you to grumble.

The thing is though, I don't measure my worth in money.

that's good because l. ron neeleman doesn't measure your worth that way, either.

You go boy !

hey, sitback--in your avatar is that you with l. ron behind you?

Kill! Too Funny!

Well damn -- I was going to tell you that I feared your need to get the last word was getting in the way of your ability to craft a witty come-back until your groupies chimed in. But then you came up with this zinger that even I had to chuckle at. So never mind.

It's from 'Trainspotting' by the way, and has nothing to do with reaming of any sort, but I'll never be able to look at it the same way again, and may even have to change it now. Damn.

(for the record though -- "yeah well he doesn't see you in terms of money either"... HUH??? Holy 180 Batman! You can do better...)

Not that I agree with the way "scab" is used sometimes. In the dictionary(Webster's) it DOES have one (of many) definition of "a worker who refuses to join a union, or works for lower wages or under different conditions than those accepted by the union"