Rats! Union Wins in Lawsuit Seeking Damages for Demonstrations Against Employer

Inflatables, such as rats, fat cats, and other caricatures, have been an arrow in the quiver of unions for quite some time. Plainly, the purpose of such attention‐getting balloons is to place public pressure on an employer who is the target of a union's discontent. An employer has limited options to respond to such demonstrations. What happens, however, when it is the customers of an employer who are targeted? It depends, as recently concluded by a New York federal court.