Anyone who is working at a company and tries to fly as muc has he can is just working hard and trying to make a little extra. There is nothing wrong with that. Now the word SCAB has been misused as the definition is that of someone who willingly takes a job that is currently vacant because of a union labor strike. If you cross a picket line either as a union worker who doesnt support the strike or a off the street worker who took an easy open job. That of course reduces the strength of said strike and renders the union itself weaker. Union of course means to be together. It was what got the USA out of third world working conditions in the early part of the century. Big business and government wont give an inch unless it is ripped out of their greedy teeth. The government started cracking down on union corruption I am sure big money business also lobbied bought and paid for politicians to help weaken unions. Union places have always been a high cost overhead for any company and management never wanted them. Higher wages and better benefits and work rules means less profit for the high end management to put in their pocket. Why would they want to actually reward those who do the majority of the work. Over the last 20 years unions have had much of their power stripped away. There was a time when if one union voted for a strike then supporting unions that were affiliated would strike as well. That would bring management to the table very quickly. The workers had a lot of power and some labor fields life was very good in pay, benefits, and work rules. Airline, trucking, the construction trades, etc. Now with the airlines financially crippled and so much of american industry shipped overseas the unions are a mere shadow of themselves which is evident in how companies and work around them. So perhaps SCAB is a term that can have a diversified meaning.
The pilots at GoatJets for example didnt cross a picket line but since they willingly and knowingly took jobs that existed from a company working around a union labor group then that very closely resembles crossing a picket line. The fact is people choose the airline industry to work in.... it doesnt choose them. If you entered the industry after 9/11 then the industry didnt sandbag you like it did for those who were already working. The greatest threat to any unified people is selfish acts. Whether people think they are entitled or just dont care about others doesnt matter. You might get some now for yourself but the long term damage that kind of mentality and practice does will come back around. The world is not a vacuum. Enron, Worldcom, TYCO, etc. Those individuals didnt care about the big picture and look how many people were hurt. Start multiplying those actions by 10, 100, a million. How much can the system take? The USA has peaked as a place to live and now it is on a downslide and the only thing that can reverse it is the people that live within the borders to take control, responsiblity, and accountability for their actions and take the right path especially when it is the hardest. This country lives so far beyond its means in all respects. Government, corporate, and individual debt and overspending is epidemic. Living on false wealth and credit. So it might be a small thing to accept what looks like harmless acts such as taking a job at certain companies to start flying a jet because it looks so cool on Microsoft FS even though you have just enough hours to be dangerous to yourself and everyone around you but the majors wont hire everyone. Why should they? There are those out there who will gladly do the flying for less.
