"For these reasons, I'm dedicated to helping Sonoma Healthcare Center
caregivers fight both discrimination and anti-union tactics from management.

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"For the last three years, we've been struggling to improve patient care
and working conditions at Sonoma Healthcare Center, but management refuses to
hear our concerns," said Eulalia Gonzalez, a certified nursing assistant at
Sonoma Healthcare Center.

"It's reassuring to know that we have the support of
our community in calling upon our employer to stop discrimination and work
with us to improve patient care. The latest has been to enlist the DHS in investigating certified
nursing assistants who are also union activists.

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When: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:40 p.m.

Where: 1250 Broadway, Sonoma, CA

Sonoma Healthcare Center employees and community residents will gather to
protest the Ensign Group's discrimination against patient care whistle blowers
and Union activists at Sonoma Healthcare Center. A majority
of employees voted to join the Service Employees International Union in May
2002, and it took a protracted legal battle to force The Ensign Group to
recognize the union and begin to negotiate a first contract. "For these reasons, I'm dedicated to helping Sonoma Healthcare Center
caregivers fight both discrimination and anti-union tactics from management.

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Caregivers are concerned that
the recent Department of Health Services investigations, prompted by their
employer, the Ensign Group , have targeted Union leaders of Mexican descent who
have spoken up for nursing home residents by demanding improvements in patient
care standards.

Sonoma Healthcare Center Caregivers Community Members Urge Ensign Group to Cease Anti-Union Anti-Immigrant Behavior

Employees at Sonoma Healthcare Center have been in a labor dispute with
the nursing home's owner, The Ensign Group, for nearly three years."

SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, with more than 140,000 members, is
the largest and most powerful healthcare union in the Western U.

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Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all. I
know how important a union is to protect the rights of working men and women,
especially those who are new to our country," said City Council Member Ken
Brown.S.

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Sonoma Healthcare Center Caregivers Community Members Urge Ensign Group to Cease Anti-Union Anti-Immigrant Behavior

"
Workers and community members alike planned Wednesday's event to demand
that the Ensign Group stop singling out workers based on their immigration
status or discriminating against employees who speak out to improve conditions
at the nursing home.

Media Contact:
Thea Lavin , +1-510-520-7732

timelines struggle

S.Sonoma County Residents, Nursing Home Caregivers Deliver Over 1,000 Postcards
From Community Decrying Discrimination by Sonoma Healthcare Center Management

SONOMA, Calif.

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Caregivers are concerned that
the recent Department of Health Services investigations, prompted by their
employer, the Ensign Group, have targeted Union leaders of Mexican descent who
have spoken up for nursing home residents by demanding improvements in patient
care standards. "It's reassuring to know that we have the support of
our community in calling upon our employer to stop discrimination and work
with us to improve patient care.

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We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications.

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Where: 1250 Broadway , Santa Rosa, CA

Sonoma Healthcare Center employees and community residents will gather to
protest the Ensign Group's discrimination against patient care whistle blowers
and Union activists at Sonoma Healthcare Center. The Ensign Group
has used a variety of tactics to intimidate employees for supporting their
union.

amdh anarchist

A majority
of employees voted to join the Service Employees International Union in May
2002, and it took a protracted legal battle to force The Ensign Group to
recognize the union and begin to negotiate a first contract.

timelines ramifications

I
know how important a union is to protect the rights of working men and women,
especially those who are new to our country," said City Council Member Ken
Brown. The Ensign Group
has used a variety of tactics to intimidate employees for supporting their
union. Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all.

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SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West, with more than 140,000 members, is
the largest and most powerful healthcare union in the Western U.,

When: Wednesday, June 15, 2005, 3:40 p.

chiapas fuentes

"
Workers and community members alike planned Wednesday's event to demand
that the Ensign Group stop singling out workers based on their immigration
status or discriminating against employees who speak out to improve conditions
at the nursing home.

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Sonoma County Residents, Nursing Home Caregivers Deliver Over 1,000 Postcards
From Community Decrying Discrimination by Sonoma Healthcare Center Management

SANTA ROSA, Calif. The latest has been to enlist the DHS in investigating certified
nursing assistants who are also union activists. Sonoma City Council Member Ken Brown, Reverend Norman Cram and
Community Activist Ben Boyce will speak out at this event in support of the
caregivers at the nursing home.
"I was raised in a union household, and am a first generation American.

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"For the last three years, we've been struggling to improve patient care
and working conditions at Sonoma Healthcare Center, but management refuses to
hear our concerns," said Eulalia Gonzalez , a certified nursing assistant at
Sonoma Healthcare Center.

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CONTACT: Thea Lavin for SEIU United Healthcare Workers-West,
+1-510-520-7732.

mayans zapatistas

Employees at Sonoma Healthcare Center have been in a labor dispute with
the nursing home's owner, The Ensign Group, for nearly three years.

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fuentes amdh

Sonoma City Council Member Ken Brown, Reverend Norman Cram and
Community Activist Ben Boyce will speak out at this event in support of the
caregivers at the nursing home.
"I was raised in a union household, and am a first generation American. We
represent every type of healthcare worker , including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications.

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