celebrity scabs

Jo Whiley - BBC scab

Steven. — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:20:09 +0000

Fellow Beeb journalist Steve Bunce on BBC London later complained about not being able to give out prizes, he blamed "the stuff that Scabby Whiley's been up to."

Possibly then after someone had a word in his ear he followed up with "Well, she is a scab, isn't she. She crossed a picket line. No argument there. She's a scab so we can call her that."

No arguments here!

Ellen DeGeneres - Writers strike scab

Steven. — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:47:10 +0000

The Independent reported that the television host has found she is no longer welcome on the streets of New York because of her decision to keep recording – and writing – her daytime chat show.

Chris Moyles - scab radio

Ed — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:47:11 +0000

Ignoring the wishes of his workmates, Moyles - who just one month earlier had recieved a £630,000 a year pay deal - presented his Radio One breakfast show as usual.

Moyles also struck controversy by racially offending actress Halle Berry.

Declan Curry - most prominent BBC news scab

Steven. — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:03:54 +0000

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:

Terry Wogan - "sympathetic" to strikers, and scab

Steven. — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 09:36:29 +0000

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.

Mark Goodier - broke BBC strike

Steven. — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 13:44:59 +0000

Earlier in April 2002, Goodier sacked 31 workers after he placed his Wise Buddha production company into liquidation.

Source

Nicholas Witchell - six o'clock scabbing

Steven. — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:39:44 +0000

The newsreader, labelled "awful" by Prince Charles, when asked if he planned to work during the 2005 strike by Pandora, he refused to comment.

Source

Shelagh Fogarty - breakfast scab

Steven. — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 14:24:51 +0000

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.

Tiger Woods - shot advert during strike

Steven. — Sun, 13 Apr 2003 09:24:01 +0000

Populist.com reported that Woods' agent has portrayed the shoot as a contractual obligation that had to be fulfilled immediately because of its tie to the upcoming Sydney Olympics.

Liz Hurley - filmed advert during actors strike

Steven. — Sun, 13 Apr 2003 09:02:18 +0000

In 2000 the "star" had the fine imposed by the trial board of the SAG for breaking a five-month strike by appearing in a perfume advertisement for Estée Lauder.

SAG members held demonstrations and film events Hurley attended, holding placards stating "Elizabeth Scabley, you make me Hurl."

She claimed not to know about it.