Union Busters in the Shadows of Hollywood's Bright Lights As the summer sun beats down on the production lots of Chicago Med and Chicago Fire, Scabby the Rat, an inflatable union stalwart, has taken up residence outside the cameras' gaze.
The rat perches atop a makeshift stage in front of two production locations, bearing witness to the labor dispute brewing within.
The union representing production assistants, LiUNA Local 724, is protesting what they claim are broken promises on guaranteed work hours.