June, 2012

The Pennsylvania House may soon be voting on a bill that would privatize the sale of liquor. Don’t be fooled. This bill doesn’t benefit the people of Pennsylvania – it benefits corporations hoping to pad their profits.

Here’s what’s at stake for working families if this legislation passes:

More cuts to health and education in our communities. Privatizing the sale of liquor would transfer $500 million in revenues away from already cash strapped hospitals and schools.

More suffering for families. Closing state liquor stores will force thousands of workers, who have a union voice on the job with UFCW Local 1776, to lose their jobs.

More pain for consumers. The state of Washington recently passed a liquor privatization law. It resulted in higher liquor prices and less liquor selection. There’s no doubt the same would happen in Pennsylvania.

If you live in Pennsylvania, CLICK HERE to contact your state representative and tell them to get their priorities straight. Let them know that we’ve had it with education funding being cut and jobs being lost.

This bill is tailored to help corporations make more at a time when the working class is suffering and has less than ever. 

We need legislation that promotes opportunities for working class families, not corporations.

At a time when workers are under attack by big corporations, special interests, and their cronies in government, President Obama has been an unyielding friend to working men and women. He has stayed true to the vision he outlined to the UFCW nearly four years ago. He is the only candidate for President in 2012 that has our interests at heart.

Despite what the opposition is saying, President Obama has taken great leaps and bounds to improve the job situation in America:

• Firstly, President Obama helped stave off a second Great Depression by signing The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 that created 2.8 million jobs through investments in education, infrastructure, and clean energy.

• Second, the president has single-handedly rescued the U.S. auto industry from demise, which in turn saved 1 million jobs. 

• Also, President Obama has advocated for the approval of the American Jobs Act, which would put 2 million more Americans back to work rebuilding our nation. Many of the provisions outlined in this act have been supported by both the Democrats and the Republicans, and are designed to operate without adding any further debt to the nation.

It’s time for President Obama’s critics to look at the facts.  The President has served as a continuous ally for the working people of America, and for the idea that what is good for our country’s workers is good for our economy. To read more about what President Obama has done for workers, and what we must do to make sure he has four more years in office to finish his work, check out VoteUFCW.org.