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That Giant Rat Balloon is Protected by the Constitution
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 Oct. 30, 2014 | LEGAL RIGHTS | The towering rat balloon – six to 25 feet tall, often dubbed “Scabby the Ray” — is a common and sometimes contentious sight. It’s a gimmick used must frequently by unions to protest employers, but the inflated rats have occasionally been used by unions to protest other unions and, in an ironic gesture, by a business group protesting a hearing at the National Labor Relations Board…A federal judge’s decision this week illustrates a reason that unions resort to the rat: It’s less likely than a picket line to get shut down. Full story here.
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