The familiar inflatable rats, a long time staple of union protests often found posted in front of non-union employers targeted by labor, are made by Big Sky Balloons & Searchlights,  a non-union firm. Story, with pictures, here.

Bloomberg has an article about the inflatable rat. Former New Orleans labor attorney Bill Lurye is quoted. Bill is now Associate General Counsel with the AFL-CIO.

This popular picket line rat, Scabby, is some expensive. And its made by non-union labor.