32BJ'S STATEMENT ON E-VERIFY

FOR MORE INFORMATION Eugenio Villasante: Matt Nerzig: 212-539-2940 212-539-2882 Service Employees International Union FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday July 9, 2009 32BJ’S STATEMENT ON E-VERIFY The following statement attributable to, Hector Figueroa, Secretary Treasurer of 32BJ: “Imposing the flawed E-Verify system on companies with federal contracts will subject hundreds of thousands workers to discrimination and potentially unfair firings,” said Hector Figueroa, Secretary Treasurer of 32BJ. “Our immigration system should be brought into line with our economic interests, sense of fairness and humanitarian values.” With more than 110,000 members in nine states, 32BJ is the largest property services union in the country. ###