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A '''scaboteur''' is a worker who fills a scab | A '''scaboteur''' is a worker who fills a [[Strike breaker|scab]] job opening only to join in support of the [[Strike action|striking workers]]. It is a portmanteau of "scab" and "saboteur."<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/td809q/comment/i0i48so/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 /u/swurren on Reddit]</ref> This tactic weakens the ability of capitalists to break strikes with scab labor.<ref>@queercodeine on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/queercodeine/status/1502719140511035395?s=20&t=YjLFY1LPnLDgH025_KUwBA "Just learned that someone applied to Great Lakes Coffee pretending to scab, then as soon as they were hired joined the strike"] </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 13 March 2022
A scaboteur is a worker who fills a scab job opening only to join in support of the striking workers. It is a portmanteau of "scab" and "saboteur."[1] This tactic weakens the ability of capitalists to break strikes with scab labor.[2]