Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Not Exactly the Point

In a story about a potential TA strike at the Cal State University System, University spokesperson Clara Potes-Fellow offered this advice:
If there are picket lines, the students should look for alternate entrances if they do not want to cross the picket line.
I know that she is (probably) coming from a prospective where "crossing the picket line" is something to avoid because all those scary TAs might hand you a leaflet, but not crossing a picket line usually means that you show support for striking workers. "NOT crossing a picket line" is a political, not just physical, activity. "Sneaking around the picket line" is the same damn thing as crossing it.

H/t: Jon Cutiss

2 comments:

wobblie said...

Still, you've got to admire her moxie in trying to let students know they can "have it both ways."

Actually, no... no you don't.

dr said...

I called out that line to the folks I'm sitting with here at the big bad grad union.