AT LEAST NINE "Scabby the Rat" inflatables greeted motorists last week in protest of the reported use of non-union workers at a self-storage construction site at 5160 N. Northwest Hwy. Alderman John Arena (45th) and aldermanic challenger Jim Gardiner were at the protest.

The southern half of the parcel is earmarked for a mixed-use housing complex, and Arena said that the housing developer has committed to using union workers. "Scabby" also appeared in June at the construction site of a Starbucks Coffee restaurant, 5601 W. Lawrence Ave.









