Knobstick
Knobstick may refer to: *Strikebreaker or blackleg, a derogatory archaic term for a worker who is not part of a union and works when others are striking * A weapon, a short stick with a knob at the top traditionally used by the indigenous peoples of South Africa. From the Afrikaans ''knopkierie'' *''The Knobstick'', an 1893 novel by C. Allen Clarke Charles Allen Clarke (1863–1935), most widely known as C. Allen Clarke, was an English working-class humorist, novelist, journalist and social investigator from Lancashire. An Independent Labour Party (ILP) member and friend of Robert Blatchfo ... See also * Knobstick wedding, a forced marriage of a pregnant single woman with the man known or believed to be the father {{disambiguation ...
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Strikebreaker
A strikebreaker (sometimes called a scab, blackleg, or knobstick) is a person who works despite a strike. Strikebreakers are usually individuals who were not employed by the company before the trade union dispute but hired after or during the strike to keep the organization running. Strikebreakers may also refer to workers (union members or not) who cross picket lines to work. The use of strikebreakers is a worldwide phenomenon; many countries have passed laws outlawing their use to give more power to unionized workers. , strikebreakers were used far more frequently in the United States than in other industrialized countries. International law The right to strike is not expressly mentioned in any convention of the International Labour Organization (ILO) the ILO's Freedom of Association Committee established principles on the right to strike through rulings. Among human rights treaties, only the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights contains a clau ...
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