Kansas dealer turns labor protest into free advertising

You have seen the signs — "SHAME!," "UNFAIR!" — usually in big red letters, occasionally accompanied by a giant inflatable rat. They're the tactics of local labor unions nationwide, which picket businesses accused of poor worker treatment and in the process inflict some financial pain in the form of unwelcome attention.

But one Kansas union should have suspected that of all businesses, an auto dealer might find a way to capitalize on a controversy.