Comments on: Rat Squad http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:58:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: atom http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/comment-page-1/#comment-5569 atom Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:52:41 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/#comment-5569 Thanks lucid. Good to know abit more of the background on the rats. Thanks lucid. Good to know abit more of the background on the rats.

]]> By: lucid http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/comment-page-1/#comment-5567 lucid Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:58:48 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/#comment-5567 Most often, these rats are used to signify the use of non-union workers, unsafe working conditions, and basically anything else that ticks off the union related to the situation. There are lots of different rats (some have big ugly oozing wounds, are different colors, etc), and apparently there is also a huge inflatable pig with a cigar as well. The rat is definitely an "endangered species", as there have been countless lawsuits and legal troubles as the rats have been considered the same as "picketing" by many of the "protested" employers. There are laws regarding protesting and picketing that the rats have narrowly avoided in many cases, but eventually it's possible they will end up deflated and in storage somewhere... Most often, these rats are used to signify the use of non-union workers, unsafe working conditions, and basically anything else that ticks off the union related to the situation. There are lots of different rats (some have big ugly oozing wounds, are different colors, etc), and apparently there is also a huge inflatable pig with a cigar as well.

The rat is definitely an "endangered species", as there have been countless lawsuits and legal troubles as the rats have been considered the same as "picketing" by many of the "protested" employers. There are laws regarding protesting and picketing that the rats have narrowly avoided in many cases, but eventually it’s possible they will end up deflated and in storage somewhere…

]]> By: sunny http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/comment-page-1/#comment-5563 sunny Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:52:32 +0000 http://nyc.metblogs.com/2008/07/06/rat-squad/#comment-5563 Great blog! Great blog!

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