Ian Afflerbach

(he/him)
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain wears a shirt reading ‘Trump is a Scab’ at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

How organized labor shames its traitors − the story of the ‘scab’

It’s too reductive to simply smear scabs as sellouts. It’s important to understand why some workers might be motivated to weather scorn, rejection and even violence from their peers.

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