What do Mothers Against Drunk Driving, the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and teachers unions have in
common? They are all public interest groups who have found themselves
in the crosshairs of notorious corporate hack Richard Berman.
Today Richard Berman launched a cynical campaign attacking America's
teachers and their unions. The PR flak's "shoot the messenger"
strategy has been well-documented
by the media, American Rights at Work, and other public interest
groups. Through various front groups, Berman has mounted campaigns for
his corporate backers to relax drunken driving laws, discount public
health concerns about obesity and mercury, and prevent increases in the
minimum wage.
In response to these baseless attacks, American Rights at Work
Executive Director Mary Beth Maxwell issued the following statement...
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"Richard Berman and his countless front
groups are simply hired guns pushing the cynical campaigns of major
corporations driven by greed over moral responsibilities. These new
attacks on America's teachers are the result of yet another paycheck
being cashed in by Berman. Richard Berman doesn't care about your
kids, your health, your workplace, or your schools. He cares about
money, period. And the major corporations and right-wing ideologues,
whose identities are protected by his veil, are happy to pay handsomely
for his services.
"An already contemptuous resume of attacking
on behalf of the alcohol, tobacco, and fast food industries now has a
new low. Berman has clearly found his latest money-making enterprise:
attacking teachers' unions. Berman should be put in the dunce's corner
for trying to fool teachers and the American public."
American Rights at Work is committed to
exposing underhanded attacks on workers and their unions. The labor
policy and advocacy group created a portal to shed light on the various
individuals, policymakers, and lobbyists who undermine workers' rights
at www.AntiUnionNetwork.org.
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