Paterson Launches New Attack on Wine Stores – Fight Back Now

Coalition Blasts Paterson Plan to Sell Wine in 19,000 New Outlets
Read the Release here.

Lobby Day in the State Capitol on February 24th — Lobby Day will begin at 9am
More details are to come, but it’s important to register now.

Governor Paterson has once again proposed legalizing the sale of wine in every deli, minimart, grocery, bodega and corner store in New York State – putting more than 1,000 small businesses and more than 4,500 jobs at risk in the process. Cornell University says this idea will cut profits for the average store by nearly 30 percent – a devastating impact that will hurt stores across the state.

It’s time to fight back. It’s time to take action. It’s time to tell the State Legislature to reject this dangerous idea.

Click here to send Governor Paterson and your State Legislator a letter opposing this idea. Please ask your customers and employees to do the same. One store set up a laptop right by the cash register to get customers to send letters while in the store. That is a great idea if you can do it.

Click here to download a petition. Ask all of your customers to sign it immediately. You have until March 1 to get as many signatures as you can. Follow the link for the mailing address.

Click here to download a poster to hang in your store, or send us an email and we will mail you a poster.

Reach out to stores in your county today to get them to join the Coalition. The more voices, the louder the chorus.

UFCW Local 1500 Joins Fight Against
Dangerous Plan to Expand Wine Sales
Read the Release here.

Coalition Asks Governor to Fire
Commissioner Hooker for Baseless Attack
Read the letter here.