The mayor is now appealing directly to DC 33 members, and at one point implied union leadership was not giving them accurate ...

Across the city this week, residents stared down the long, hot holiday weekend, worried about the fresh feasts that would ...

The agency is cutting animal testing of chemicals. Some scientists are concerned, but in the meantime the rats (and zebra ...

Neighbors are expressing growing concerns about a building once known as the "Poor Boys Bar" in Silver Springs, where a rat ...

Many commenters identified the giant air-filled rodent as “Scabby the Rat,” an iconic symbol of union protests. “Scabby! You see him at picket lines everywhere ,” one person wrote.

Scabby the Rat is a signature symbol of organized labor in the United States. The larger-than-life inflatable rodent with bloodshot eyes, spikey claws, and snarling incisors is a familiar sight at ...

Before Scabby was an inflatable rat, members of IUOE Local 150 dressed up as rats for demonstrations Credit: Courtesy of IUOE Local 150 ...

Scabby, a large inflatable rat, has become an icon at the site of labor disputes for decades. Recently appearing during a Hollywood writers’ strike protest in New York, Scabby's latest challenge ...

Scabby, a large inflatable rat, has become an icon at the site of labor disputes for decades. Recently appearing during a Hollywood writers’ strike protest in New York, Scabby's latest challenge ...