"I have no problem with it," says engineering director Jim Blair, 31, who has been with the company since 1998. "The fact that we're not unionized makes our staff more competitive."
 Employees paint details on a 27-foot elephant.
You are unlikely to see any of those characters in action outside the union-free factory, however. "I've never given my employees reason to unionize," David says. And Inflatable Images does appear to be a happy ship.
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