Home Depot Shoppers Greeted by Boycotters at Two Ohio Stores

[Omaha Steve]

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Submitted by Jesse Russell on November 29, 2009 - 5:42pm
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Shoppers at Home Depot stores in Toledo and Bowling Green, Ohio were greeted by inflatable rats on Friday as union members called for a boycott. The Northwest Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council says a new Home Depot distribution center is going to be built by out-of-state workers. Ohio has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country and the organization alleges the plan is a disservice to the laid off workers in the region. The council says Home Deport can expect to continue seeing rats on the premises until the chain sits down and discusses the option of hiring local.

[eilen]

1. I love it! The IBEW put up a big rat in front of the Lowes/Hobby Lobby

complex they were building a few miles from here. But the builders still didn't hire local but at least it gives people an idea why our construction workers are on unemployment and not at all the building job sites around here.

[niyad]

2. I have a lot of reasons to boycott home depot, thanks for another one.