ACTION ALERT !!!!

[Unrepentant Fenian]

Take a look at this site, they're having a contest to make an anti-union commercial to be run on national TV. Then check out their home page. I'm sure these guys are tied to the republican party & will be running the ads around election time. I'd like to figure out who owns this site. Any ideas how we can counter them???
I got this info from lurking on my favorite assault rifle forum. It's a great way to see what they're up to. And they make it so damn easy!!!!!
If they run this commercial during the elections, they have to be a registered PAC (Political Action Committee) and have to list names of donors and the amounts donated. Just might be the start of a good boycott and hate mail list. If anybody knows how to research the ownership of this site, let us know
http://www.unionfacts.com/endCRAP/index.cfm

[djp2]

1. Here is the Whois for the web site

Visit AboutUs.org for more information about UNIONFACTS.COM
AboutUs: UNIONFACTS.COM
   	
   	Registrant: 	
   	BAC 
   	ATTN: UNIONFACTS.COM
   	c/o Network Solutions
   	P.O. Box 447
   	Herndon, VA 20172-0447
  	 
   	Domain Name: UNIONFACTS.COM
 
   	Administrative Contact : 	 
   	Bowers, James
   	[e-mail]
   	ATTN: UNIONFACTS.COM
   	c/o Network Solutions
   	P.O. Box 447
   	Herndon, VA 20172-0447
   	Phone: [phone]
  	 
   	Technical Contact : 	 
   	Bowers, James
   	[e-mail]
   	ATTN: UNIONFACTS.COM
   	c/o Network Solutions
   	P.O. Box 447
   	Herndon, VA 20172-0447
   	Phone: [phone]
  	 
   	Record expires on 02-May-2009 	
   	Record created on 02-May-2005
   	Database last updated on 15-Oct-2006
 
   	Domain servers in listed order: 	Manage DNS
 
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  	This listing is a Network Solutions Private Registration.
Mail correspondence to this address must be sent via USPS
Express Mail™ or USPS Certified Mail®; all other mail will not
be processed. Be sure to include the registrant's domain name
in the address.
  	 
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Current Registrar: 	NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
IP Address: 	64.225.154.239 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: 	US(UNITED STATES)
Record Type: 	Domain Name
Server Type: 	IIS 6
Lock Status: 	clientTransferProhibited
Web Site Status: 	Active
DMOZ 	no listings
Y! Directory: 	see listings
Web Site Title: 	The Center for Union Facts
Meta Description: 	The Center for Union Facts has gathered a
wealth of information about the size, scope, political
activities, and criminal activity of the labor movement in the
United States of America.
Meta Keywords: 	Center for Union Facts, UnionFacts.com,
Unions, Facts, Labor Unions, Organized Labor, Corruption,
Union Leaders, Union Officials
Secure: 	No
E-commerce: 	No
Traffic Ranking: 	3
Data as of: 	20-Nov-2006

[Unrepentant Fenian]

3. Thanks!

That's some good information to have. It doesn't look like they are a PAC. If anybody has any idea what can be done with this info. Speak up! Thanks again

[Rhiannon12866]

5. Thanks for the helpful info, djp2!

And welcome to DU! :toast: It's not often that I happen to catch someone on their very first post... :-) It's great to have you with us!:D

Rhiannon:hi:

[MnFats]

2. we could send a bunch of parody ads....

...
a coal miner walking toward the camers:
"Hello.....I sure do miss the good ole days when mining companies could force us to work without any safety equipment and huge numbers of us died of black lung....now there's a way to go back to that memorable time...

[Cerridwen]

4. "undisclosed corporate interests"

an anti-union
group backed by undisclosed corporate interests which has undertaken a
powerful multi-year, multimillion-dollar push to discredit organized
labor. James Bowers, a creative director at CUF's firm Berman &
Company, is responsible for the group's public campaigns, which center
around an extensive Web site supported by advertising campaigns and
national media coverage.

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Union Facts is headed by Richard Berman, a former lobbyist for the food,
alcohol and tobacco industries who runs several other advocacy groups,
including the Center for Consumer Freedom and the Employment Policies
Institute. He also is general counsel of the American Beverage Institute.
Through those groups, Mr. Berman has helped design several similar
advocacy-ad campaigns, including efforts critical of animal-rights activists
and Greenpeace.

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