Tim Burgess: 'celebrity' Charlatan scab
Submitted by Steven. on Feb 19 2013 11:53
As journalists at the BBC strike to defend their jobs while senior execs get huge payoffs, former front man of middle-of-the-road Britpop act The Charlatans, scabs on them by covering for Lauren Laverne who joined the walkout. Presumably, as he is so desperate, being a scab is the only way he can get on the radio.
Thousands of members of the National Union of Journalists at the corporation walked out on 18 February against job cuts. As the corporation makes compulsory redundancies while advertising posts externally and giving huge payoffs to failing bosses like George Entwistle who quit during the Jimmy Savile scandal.
Jay Leno - scab
Unfunny talk-show host Jay Leno scabbed on the WGA writers strike of 2007-8.
Though the Tonight Show was not allowed to use writers during the ongoing strike, WGA member Jay Leno told monologue jokes he claims to have written himself.
Formula One drivers conflicted over strike action
Submitted by Mike Harman on Jun 20 2008 12:25
Formula One drivers disagreed about possible strike action yesterday as the FIA raised the cost of super licenses by 1000%.
Last year the license cost 1,725 euros (£1,354) plus 456 euros (£357) per point won, increased this season to 10,000 euros (£7,858) plus 2,000 euros (£1,570) for every point won.
Jo Whiley - BBC scab
Radio "personality" Jo Whiley crossed picket lines to work during the 2005 strike of BBC workers against job cuts.
Fellow Beeb journalist Steve Bunce on BBC London later complained about not being able to give out prizes, he blamed "the stuff that Scabby Whiley's been up to."
Possibly then after someone had a word in his ear he followed up with "Well, she is a scab, isn't she. She crossed a picket line. No argument there. She's a scab so we can call her that."
No arguments here!
Ellen DeGeneres - Writers strike scab
Submitted by Steven. on Nov 30 2007 10:47
"Comedian" Ellen DeGeneres has become the Hollywood writers' strike's first celebrity scab.
The Independent reported that the television host has found she is no longer welcome on the streets of New York because of her decision to keep recording – and writing – her daytime chat show.
Chris Moyles - scab radio
Submitted by Ed on Jul 10 2007 01:47
Spectacularly tedious radio 'personality' Chris Moyles crossed the picket lines of his colleagues during the 2011 BBC strike against compulsory redundancies. 2005 BBC strike against 4,000 job cuts.
This should come as no surprise, as Moyles has a history of scabbing, when he crossed picket lines during the 2005 BBC strike against 4,000 job cuts.Ignoring the wishes of his workmates, Moyles - who just one month earlier had recieved a £630,000 a year pay deal - presented his Radio One breakfast show as usual.
Moyles also struck controversy by racially offending actress Halle Berry.
Declan Curry - most prominent BBC news scab
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 17 2007 12:03
Business presenter Declan Curry was the only presenter to cross picket lines on BBC1's breakfast show during the 2005 strike.
The Guardian reported that he said "I don't support the strike at all. The management have made a very strong case in my view as to why these cuts are necessary."
He hoped that "fellow workers" would respect his decision.
libcom heard reports that he was bombarded with emails denouncing his actions, with at least one journalist emailing him Jack London's The Scab:
Terry Wogan - "sympathetic" to strikers, and scab
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 13 2006 09:36
Terry Wogan, one of the BBC's highest paid presenters scabbed on the strike of BBC workers against cuts in 2005.
The Guardian reported that he said he supported the strike but felt he was not in a position to join the 24-hour walkout.
"Of course I have sympathy for them [the strikers] but I have a job to do. I am on a contract," he said.
Wogan had earlier refused to take a leaflet on the strike action from a representative from broadcasting union Bectu.
Mark Goodier - broke BBC strike
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 17 2005 13:44
Mark Goodier, radio presenter from Zimbabwe, crossed picket lines to work during the 2005 BBC strike.
Earlier in April 2002, Goodier sacked 31 workers after he placed his Wise Buddha production company into liquidation.
Nicholas Witchell - six o'clock scabbing
Submitted by Steven. on Apr 13 2005 14:39
Now Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell crossed picket lines to read the six o'clock news during the 1989 BBC strike.
The newsreader, labelled "awful" by Prince Charles, when asked if he planned to work during the 2005 strike by Pandora, he refused to comment.
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