On Sunday, July 22, CBS's 60 Minutes reran an interview with notorious lobbyist, anti-union spokesperson, and Center for Union Facts founder Rick Berman. Berman is just one part of the highly coordinated, yet virtually unknown anti-union network responsible for the enormous obstacles workers face when trying to form unions.

» Click here to download a fact sheet refuting Rick Berman's lies to 60 Minutes' Morley Safer.

Don't Trust the 'Facts' at the Center for Union Facts
Richard Berman often disputes solid science, grossly exaggerates facts, and offers dubious or erroneous statistics to further the agenda of his industrial clients, whether by claiming there isn't much evidence that secondhand smoke causes cancer or by disputing the existence of a public health crisis linked to obesity.   So it’s downright predictable that the 'union facts' presented on the Center's website range from misleading to categorically false.  Take a look at what we found...

Why is the Department of Labor working with the Center for Union Facts?
In spite of its duty to protect workers, the Bush Department of Labor appears to be a close supporter of the Center for Union Facts and Richard Berman, raising questions about possible impropriety by agency officials.  Read more...