Obama's NLRB Deals Another Blow To Small Business

Activist NLRB Sanctions Use of Inflatable Rats Against Secondary Employers

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently ruled that a union's display of a large inflatable rat balloon at a secondary employer's premises in order to protest the labor practices of its nonunion contractor is not coercive and does not violate U.S. labor law.

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By Joseph Hovanec

To set the record straight; To a union, the inflatable rat is intended to send a distasteful message to the public about the company that the union is targeting. Based upon the three most important factors consumers look for when hiring a contractor, R-A-T stands for Reliable - Affordable - Trustworthy.

Another term commonly used by unions refering to workers that choose not to belong to a union is scab. As anyone knows a scab is a sign of healing. In the case of a labor dispute, the scab serves to heal the wounds bought upon a company by a union job action.