What Is Scabbing During Hollywood Strikes?

Drew Barrymore and Bill Maher both made quickly aborted attempts to restart their respective talk shows amid the ongoing writers and actors strikes. Both were accused of scabbing. But what does scabbing mean in Hollywood?

It can mean different things depending on the situation. Scabbing is not a legal term, points out Risa Lieberwitz, professor of labor and employment law at Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations and academic director of IRL’s Worker Institute.