This post is just going to have a rolling set of links back to other blogs' reactions to Richard Berman’s attack on teachers and their unions. 

American Rights At Work has the comprehensive history on Berman and Union Facts.

Andy Rotherham notes that unions aren’t perfect (It’s true!) but makes the point that this is about Berman’s broader agenda rather than kids.  I’ll note that Berman ran anti-union ads in the TABOR states in 2006, trying to inoculate the right wing against our message.

Joanne Jacobs blogs about Rick Hess’ finding that districts don’t use the power that they have over personnel issues and calls Berman’s work here a “stunt.”

PREA Prez calls for unity, does Dan Akroyd a disservice, and reminds us that Richard Berman has been an advocate for allowing more mercury in pregnant women’s fish.

Craig Smith’s office is down the hall from mine, but his blog is on a higher plane. He writes about AFT President Ed McElroy’s response. Craig always was smarter than me.…

The Eduflack says Berman et al should be picking on hacks like me and not make it harder on the folks who are working in the schools… hey, wait a minute!

Delaware Watch: “It does seem these often go together: hatred for consumer, safety, environmental and union groups. (The malicious thread that ties them together is the audacity of these groups to challenge moneyed interests and established authorities in ways that might require an expenditure….)"

Glenn Reynolds: “Heh” or snort or something.

Unbossed posted last week about a new analysis of astroturf “front groups” put together by Consumer Reports, among others.  Who is on that list? Hmm. (Way to use the time machine guys)

JD2718 looks at a map showing that the states with high student achievement, or is that the states with high unionization?

Tula Connell at Firedoglake.  She calls herself "an average bear" in the comments, but somehow she's writing about the education policy issues and what Berman's really up to as well.  Tula rocks.

Becky at Preemptive Karma suggests that incentives, not disincentives would be a nice approach. Which doesn't mean Becky thinks CUF is going to change its stripes.