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Center for Union "Facts" ads

The ads attacking MEA-MFT and other public employee union members have generated considerable press coverage in Montana and even nationally. Read on.

Beware of big-buck easterners testing their theories on us Great Falls Tribune 8/28/06
In reality, the Center for Union Facts, the organization running the vicious ads attacking public employees on our airwaves, is a slick lobbying operation run by one of D.C.’s richest operators – a man by the name of Rick Berman.

Ads outrage public workers Montana Standard 8/26/06
A Washington, D.C., group’s anti-union advertisements have outraged Butte public employees and labor representatives.

Anti-union ads a push for spending cap initiatives? NewWest.net, 8-27-06
Annie Cathey is 37 years old and has worked for the Motor Vehicles Department in Missoula for seven years. She makes $12.22 an hour. “It’s a slap in the face, “ she says of the anti-union ads that were launched this week in Montana. “I live paycheck-to-paycheck, like most Montanans.”

Anti-union ad disgusting Helena IR 8/27/06
(Letter to the editor) All Citizens of Helena, whether served by a union or not, should be appalled by such filth as is in these advertisements.

Enough state worker bashing Helena IR editorial 8/24/06
Yeah, it's just a coincidence that a group sponsoring ads that accuse state employees of giving poor service and being overpaid just happens to be targeting Montana and three other states that have spending-cap measures either pending or already on the ballot. Sure it is.

In wake of anti-union ads Montana Standard - 8/23/2006 Montana’s attorney general defended state employees Tuesday in the wake of an anti-union advertising campaign, and a pro-union group challenged claims that the ads are unrelated to upcoming ballot measures in several states.

Anti-union group bashes public workers in ads IR State Bureau 8/22/2006
A national anti-union group has launched media advertisements in Montana charging that "union chiefs have greased the system" so public employee union members get higher salaries and better benefits than taxpayers. The advertising blitz has angered public employee union leaders and members.

Ads attack unions representing public employees National Associated Press 8/21/2006
A new anti-union advertising campaign in Montana takes aim at the pay and benefits of public employees.

Got a nasty fight? Here's your man USA Today 7/31/06
Notorious D.C. lobbyist Richard Berman, who has also attacked Mothers Against Drunk Driving and other advocacy groups, is the brains behind the attack ads.