There is a strike coming up in my industry — which I myself am not affected by — and I want to make sure I'm acting in solidarity with the striking workers.
I'm slightly confused what is meant by the expression “crossing the picket line”. Is it:
– Scabbing? Knowingly or unknowingly taking on work set down by striking workers.
– Continuing to work when you are a union member whose union is striking?
– Continuing to work when you are a union member, but not part of the union which is striking?
– Literally passing a physical picket line in order to gain access to the premises, whether you are a union worker or not?
I'm non-union and am not in a position where I would be asked to scab. My thought is that if there are picket lines at my place of business, I will work from home rather than physically cross the picket line. But I'm also not sure that's what “don't cross the picket line” means. Or if any of it even applies to me beyond generally being in solidarity with the workers?
I'm not a supervisor or part of management in any way beyond a technicality. I'm an EA, but my specific role is supporting the management end of this particular labor/management contract negotiation. I am personally pro-labor (and frankly I think administrative workers should be unionized, ourselves). I like my job and am broadly treated well by the company, none of which has anything to do with the larger labor issue at hand.