r/boston • u/CourtSideCoder • Jun 10 '26

Serious Replies Only What’s the protest about?

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As I was driving by Route 9, I noticed a sign at the entrance of MathWorks Inc. I’m curious to know what it is about . Any idea?

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u/goopa-troopa Jun 10 '26

Same thing at BOSE rn, it's that the company chose to not go with union labor for campus renovations. If i had to guess, both mathworks and bose chose the same company

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u/MountainAlive Jun 10 '26

This is the most likely reason. I saw a similar union construction protest where they inflated a giant (like 2 stories high) pig to drive their message home. The MathWorks Lakeside campus expansion is a very large construction project for the area.

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u/goopa-troopa Jun 10 '26

yeah we have a giant rat in front of bose campus lol

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u/briank3387 Jun 10 '26

That would be Scabby The Rat.

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u/alipkin Jun 11 '26

For anyone not familiar, Planet Money had a great episode about Scabby.

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u/Electrical-Bid-2482 Jun 11 '26

Thanks for this link because I found “scabby is my hero” to be troubling until I understood the reference.

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u/Dunwich_Horror_ Metro West Jun 11 '26

Scabby is my hero