Webster's defines a scab as follows:
Definition of SCAB
The pertinent part is #3b:
- b (1) : a worker who refuses to join a labor union (2) : a union member who refuses to strike or returns to work before a strike has ended (3) : a worker who accepts employment or replaces a union worker during a strike (4) : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms
1. I am a card carrying Teamster
2. I honored the strike and did not cross the line at any point during the strike.
3. I have never accepted work at a struck company.
4. I have never accepted a lower wage while employed at a union company.