11-20-15 The Scab in 2:00

[Omaha Steve]

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/november-20-the-scab/




November 20, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1816. That was the day the Albany Typographical Society used the term “scab” to describe a strikebreaker. The word scab had been used in England for nearly three centuries as a slang meaning a rascal or scoundrel. By the late 1700s, laborers began to use the insult to refer to workmen who wouldn't join a union or a strike.

2:00 minute audio at link.