Word: blackleg
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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...school in Croydon (London), where teachers are striking against a 5% reduction in salary, the pupils declined to be taught by substitutes. The boys met one of these temporary masters in class with cries of" Blackleg!" When the master threatened to cane one boy, the whole class rushed him and he was forced to beat a hasty retreat. Jubilant over their victory, the boys then indulged in an orgy of "crashing" windows and desks, carrying their celebrations out into the yard. They were finally quelled by the police. The strike is said to be the first of its kind...