Laborers' Local 78 has often sent a giant inflatable rat to the strikers' rallies.

The opening was not without controversy; for the first several weeks, patrons were welcomed to the theater by a picket line and a giant inflatable rat.

On Staten Island last week, a trembling man confronted an oversized inflatable rat with a mousetrap, then a machete.

Out side my hotel there was a giant inflatable rat warning that non union labourers were working there.

It was the inflatable rat that union members have taken to demonstrations around Manhattan in recent months.

B22 The first sign of trouble for many theatergoers was a giant inflatable rat set up by representatives of the musicians' union.

The practice of using inflatable rats in union protests may have something to do with the usage of the word "rat" to refer to nonunion contractors.

While the inflatable rat sometimes varies in appearance and size, it generally features large teeth and grotesque features.

For Mark Siegel, the first sign of trouble was the giant inflatable rat.

On Nov. 29, Mr. Castaldo led tenants in a protest with an inflatable rat.