Facebook: Time to Retire ‘Scabby the Rat’, Says Top AFL-CIO Official – Working In These Times
So the inflatable rat is actually connected with a certain historical rhetoric within the movement that I’m not especially sad to see going by the wayside. But be that as it may, I think that if you’re in AFL-CIO management and you can actually say shit like “We want to engage owners re: our value proposition not threaten them” with a straight face then I have no idea what the fuck you & yr “value proposition” are doing in a labor union instead of an MBA program.
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/14478/time_to_retire_scabby_the_rat_says_top_afl_cio_leader/
Time to Retire ‘Scabby the Rat’, Says Top AFL-CIO Official – Working In These Times
Go to any labor rally and you are likely to see a towering symbol of union pride: a 16–foot-tall, inflatable plastic rodent known as “Scabby the Rat.†Although “scab†is a derogatory word for temp workers hired by bosses during strikes, in Scabby’s case, it’s a term of affection.
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