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Declan Curry - most prominent BBC news scab
Business presenter Declan Curry was the only presenter to cross picket lines on BBC1's breakfast show during the 2005 strike.
The Guardian reported that he said "I don't support the strike at all. The management have made a very strong case in my view as to why these cuts are necessary."
He hoped that "fellow workers" would respect his decision.
libcom heard reports that he was bombarded with emails denouncing his actions, with at least one journalist emailing him Jack London's The Scab:
Billy Connolly - shipyard striker
Scottish comedian Billy Connolly was involved in the strikes of apprentices in the Clyde shipyards in the 1960s.
He walked out with thousands of others, including future Man Utd manager Alex Ferguson, also an apprentice in Glasgow.
According to one poster on BBC Scotland, he was also involved in supporting the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders' yard occupation of 1971.
Alex Ferguson - manager and striker
Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United was involved in the Glasgow apprentices strike and a walkout at Falkirk FC.
Stephen Kelly wrote in the New Statesmen that Ferguson was born in Govan two years into the second world war.
Terry Wogan - "sympathetic" to strikers, and scab
Terry Wogan, one of the BBC's highest paid presenters scabbed on the strike of BBC workers against cuts in 2005.
The Guardian reported that he said he supported the strike but felt he was not in a position to join the 24-hour walkout.
"Of course I have sympathy for them [the strikers] but I have a job to do. I am on a contract," he said.
Wogan had earlier refused to take a leaflet on the strike action from a representative from broadcasting union Bectu.
Sharon Stone: I support the anti-CPE demonstrations(!)
Le Monde is reporting that Hollywood actress Sharon Stone has spoken to offer her support to the anti-CPE demonstrations.
This unexpected support came during a press conference for her new film Basic Instinct II.
She said she “understand the reasons behind the anti-CPE demonstrations completely”, going on to say that “the law is clearly unsuitedable... people have the right to know why they are sacked”.
Di Canio in fascist salute ban
Paolo Di Canio has been banned for one game and fined £7,000 by the Italian FA for making a fascist salute.
The 37-year-old Lazio striker - who spent time in England with Sheffield Wednesday and West Ham - has now made the gesture three times during matches.
He was fined £7,000 but escaped a ban for his antics against AS Roma in January and raised his arm after being substituted against Livorno earlier in the month.
Di Canio made the gesture again last weekend against Juventus.
Mark Goodier - broke BBC strike
Mark Goodier, radio presenter from Zimbabwe, crossed picket lines to work during the 2005 BBC strike.
Earlier in April 2002, Goodier sacked 31 workers after he placed his Wise Buddha production company into liquidation.
Nicholas Witchell - six o'clock scabbing
Now Royal Correspondent, Nicholas Witchell crossed picket lines to read the six o'clock news during the 1989 BBC strike.
The newsreader, labelled "awful" by Prince Charles, when asked if he planned to work during the 2005 strike by Pandora, he refused to comment.
Shelagh Fogarty - breakfast scab
Starting strikebreaking early in the day, Radio 5 co-anchor Shelagh Fogarty scabbed on her colleagues during the 2005 BBC strike.
At 7am on the day of the strike against 4,000 job cuts, Shelagh Fogarty, co-anchor of the 5 Live breakfast show, came on live, though without her sidekick Nicky Campbell.
Accidentally or deliberately, she didn't give herself a name-check, a strategy foiled by the sports reporter, Alistair Bruce-Ball, who cheerfully said "Thanks, Shelagh" as she handed over to him.
Robbie Fowler - fined for supporting Liverpool dockers
England and Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler was fined in 1997 for showing support for sacked dock workers during a European Cup Winners' Cup match.
Fowler was fined 2,000 Swiss Francs ($1,400) by European governing body UEFA on Thursday for his show of support for sacked dock workers during a European Cup Winners' Cup match.
UEFA's Control and Disciplinary Committee made note of Fowler's sporting behaviour in assessing the punishment beginning its press release saying, "It may seem strange and even unfair...".
