Blackleg (Verb)
Meaning
Take the place of work of someone on strike.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The company has hired temporary workers to blackleg the striking employees and keep production running.
- By not supporting the strike, the new hires effectively blacklegged their fellow workers and weakened their bargaining position.
- During the labor dispute, management tried to blackleg several key union members by bringing in non-union replacements.
- Critics accused the replacement workers of blacklegging the strikers and undermining their efforts to negotiate better wages.
- The company claims it will not tolerate any attempts to intimidate workers who choose to blackleg their striking colleagues.