Business Nation Scabby the giant inflatable protest rat faces extermination by national labor board Aug. 8, 2019 at 12:00 pm Updated Aug. 9, 2019 at 6:20 pm By Robert Channick ...

Threatened with extermination by the National Labor Relations Board, the fate of Scabby, the Chicago-born giant inflatable protest rat, may be decided in the court of public opinion. The agency iss… ...

For nearly 30 years, Scabby the Rat, a giant inflatable balloon with sharp claws, a perpetual snarl and a menacing demeanor, has loomed over construction sites across Chicago and beyond to protest ...

A giant inflatable rat commonly used by unions at picket sites can continue to see the light of day, a labor regulator has decided. For decades, the balloon rodent, affectionately known as "Scabby ...

The 12-foot-tall inflatable called "Scabby" has been used for decades as a symbol in union disputes. Last year, the National Labor Relations Board signaled it could outlaw its use in some situations.

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Last month, the labor board asked a judge to stop a local construction union from using Scabby the Rat and an inflatable cockroach in its protests against the owner of three supermarkets on Staten ...