Inflatable rats, Union rats, or Scabby rats, are giant inflatables in the shape of cartoon rats, commonly used in the United States by protesting or striking trade unions. They serve as a sign of opposition against employers or nonunion contractors and are intended to call public attention to companies employing nonunion labor or engaging in ...

2017年7月12日 · For over 40 years, NYC unions have used rats as a symbol of protest. Workers who used to replace union workers during a labor strike were historically called “rats” or “scabs,” explaining the...

2021年5月13日 · Depending on who you asked, the gigantic inflatable rodent was either a menace or a rallying cry. But to its owners — members of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 — it...

2020年12月18日 · A longtime symbol of labor protests, Scabby the Rat, can be seen outside stores, factories or other places where unions don't like hiring practices. But these days, Scabby is in the courts, too...

2011年8月9日 · Sometimes they'll bring a special guest—a giant inflatable rat with sharp, menacing buckteeth and claws, beady red eyes and a belly scattered with festering blemishes and

2021年7月22日 · For decades, the balloon rodent, affectionately known as "Scabby" by labor groups, has been a common fixture at worksites and at union protests, with its snarling fangs and scab-covered belly a...

2022年1月3日 · To express dissatisfaction with their place of work, New York City employees who are also labor union members, place a huge, mischievous-looking blow-up rat in front of their employer's storefront. Where there's an enormous, evil balloon rat, there's a frustrated staff member with a labor union to back them.

2023年5月31日 · Make a bold statement with an inflatable union rat for sale! Amplify your cause with a giant Scabby the Rat inflatable - a symbol of worker solidarity and activism.

2003年12月1日 · Dissecting the inflatable union rat. You’ve seen it around: a giant creature with menacing buckteeth, long claws, and red, beady eyes. It’s a regular at union protests and strikes, wherever...

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