Scab

Definition - Noun
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
: See also strike breaker
4  : one who works for less than union wages or on nonunion terms



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slight negligence

failure to exercise the great degree of care typical of an extraordinarily prudent person


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