February 6, 2012
Big business political consultant Rick Berman, creator of the anti-union ad that ran during the Super Bowl

Shadowy Lobbying Campaign Airs Political Ad During The Super Bowl

During the Super Bowl yesterday, the Center for Union Facts ran an ad in support for Senator Orrin Hatch’s “Employee Rights Act,” a bill that would make it much harder for workers to join unions, and easier for union-busting campaigns to decertify currently organized work places. The Center for Union Facts is one of two dozen front groups maintained by Washington political consultant Rick Berman, a “notorious PR operative,” who uses his groups to promote corporate lobbying campaigns.

The ad — part of a $10 million campaign by Berman to promote anti-union legislation — depicts …

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