U.F.C.W. LOCAL NO.

2-D
DISTILLERY, WINE & ALLIED WORKERS' DIVISION, U.F.C.W.
8402 18TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11214 • Tel.: (718) 331-0030• Fax (718) 331-2686

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 19th, 2010

MEDIA STATEMENT
UFCW PRESIDENT VINCENT FYFE SAYS PATERSON
BUDGET PROPOSAL PUTS HUNDREDS OF UNION JOBS AT RISK
Wine in Grocery Stores Benefits Big Box Stores, Kills Union Jobs

Governor Paterson has once again declared war on our union and the hundreds of workers who
will lose their jobs with his reckless plan to legalize wine in grocery stores. This bad idea will
force more than 1,000 stores to close across New York State - and that will mean the loss of
hundreds of jobs for union members who sell and deliver to these stores. Fewer stores means
fewer deliver jobs and fewer sales jobs for our union members, both upstate and in the New York
City region, since Big Box stores have their own networks already. We urge the Legislature to
once again reject this job-killing plan. We appreciate the strong support from our brothers and
sisters at the RWDSU and the Teamsters, and call on all unions to join with us in opposition to
this terrible idea.

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