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Inflatable rat
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<p>Inflatable rats, Union rats, or Scabby rats, are giant <a href="/facts/Inflatable/rDBm1tIT">inflatables</a> in the shape of cartoon <a href="/facts/Rat/5rn6uEKM">rats</a>, commonly used in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a> by protesting or <a href="/facts/Strike_action/aCsc26tR">striking</a> <a href="/facts/Trade_union/PjeN2WKu">trade unions</a>. They serve as a sign of opposition against employers or nonunion contractors and are intended to call public attention to companies employing nonunion labor or engaging in <a href="/facts/Union_busting/kneFuWYh">union-busting</a> activities. </p>