strikebreaking
Strikebreaking is the art of sneaking into the gap of collective labor action, posing as a hero while restoring the workplace. It pours cold water on the flames of workers' anger, elegantly ignoring the union's formal unity. Standing at the freezing morning station, clutching the excuse "I just love working," strikes a note of absurd bravado. Claimed to peacefully end labor disputes, it is in truth a pseudonym for spectators fighting for a cup of coffee and a few bills. Everyone condemns it, yet soon complains of understaffing in its absence. Bathing in collective wrath, it departs unseen, the frail guardian of broken order.