All things being equal with regards to our strike, now in its fifth day, I can honestly say that one of the pluses of marching in the picket line here in New York City was the realization of a lifelong dream: to work with the big inflatable rat.
A stalwart mainstay at labor stoppages, ‘The Rat’ (I don’t know if he’s actually got a name) has always been regarded as the shining icon of organized labor and our struggle against soulless corporate greed. Well, yesterday I showed up for picket duty at the Time Warner Center and, well, we might have a new champion…
