King v. Construction & General Building Laborers', Local 79 et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:19-cv-03496

Court:

New York Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Labor: Other

Judge:

Nicholas G. Garaufis

Firms

  1. July 01, 2019

    NY Union Protest Can Keep Using 'Scabby,' Judge Rules

    A New York federal judge on Monday declined to shut down a union protest that has involved setting up a huge, inflatable rat named "Scabby" outside several Staten Island supermarkets, saying the demonstration hadn't obviously crossed the line into illegal conduct.

  2. June 24, 2019

    US Constitution On 'Scabby's' Side, Judge Tells NLRB

    A Brooklyn federal judge picked apart a National Labor Relations Board official's bid to stifle a union protest spanning a few Staten Island supermarkets in court Monday, saying the Constitution appears to protect Scabby the inflatable rat, but withholding his judgment — for now.

  3. June 19, 2019

    NLRB Can't Shut Down 'Scabby'-Aided Protest

    A Brooklyn federal judge on Wednesday denied a National Labor Relations Board official's request that he stifle a labor protest at several Staten Island supermarkets, rejecting the board's bid to deflate well-known protest symbol Scabby the Rat.

  4. June 14, 2019

    Union Blasts 'Orwellian' NLRB Effort To Muzzle 'Scabby'

    A New York construction workers union is trying to prevent well-known labor protest symbol Scabby the Rat from being muzzled for good by the National Labor Relations Board, which they accused Friday of mounting an Orwellian effort to upend First Amendment union protections.

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