celebrity scabs

Tristram Hunt: Labour party scab

Submitted by Steven. on Feb 11 2014 09:46

Labour party shadow education minister and Engels biographer Tristram Hunt crossed a picket line of striking university lecturers at Queen Mary University on 10 February to lecture to students on Marx and Engels.

Caroline Lucas: Green scab

Submitted by Steven. on Jun 17 2013 21:40

Caroline Lucas (aka St Caroline), Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, today proudly tweeted she had scabbed on the Brighton refuse workers' strike despite her earlier claims of support.

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.

Jay Leno - scab

Unfunny talk-show host Jay Leno scabbed on the WGA writers strike of 2007-8.

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%.

Jo Whiley - BBC scab

Radio "personality" Jo Whiley crossed picket lines to work during the 2005 strike of BBC workers against job cuts.

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.

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.