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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. Employers will also be required to
have all of their documentation and petition papers ready for the application .S. Contracts
covering these workers expired on July 1, 2004, and contracts covering
workers at Asarco' Ray Mine expire July 1, 2005."
"Asarco has broken the law with its illegal, mean-spirited
approach to bargaining.

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"Since there are two governmental agencies that employers must work with,
receiving expert advice is essential to prevent a company from being denied a
visa due to paperwork problems," Lum advises.

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S. The Company is currently in negotiations
with USWA and other unions representing about 750 workers at Grupo
Mexico owned Asarco operations in Arizona and Texas .

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

STMMRM represents over 250,000 metal and mining industry workers
in Mexico. It represents workers at Grupo Mexico's Cananea and La
Caridad mines and its Nacozari smelter.

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attorney Rona Lum, who advises
businesses on immigration and business matters.

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CONTACT: Thea Lavin, +1-510-520-7732, for SEIU.
The procedure for these visas is a two-step process, which involves both
the Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.

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When: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:40 p.
"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.
"I was raised in a union household, and am a first generation American. Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all. "Returning workers" are those counted against the H-2B annual limit
of 66,000 during any one of the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year
of the requested start date.corpimmigration.
"And Asarco broke its promise to retirees by unilaterally cutting
their healthcare benefits, benefits which Asarco had earlier committed
to provide," added Armenta.

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We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications. Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS ).
The rally builds upon recent efforts by STMMRM and USWA to
solidify their ties.
USWA sent a delegation of members employed by Asarco in Arizona to
Grupo Mexico's smelter in Nacozari in October 2004 as a show of
solidarity with the striking STMMRM members there.org

The term 'migrant worker'generally refers to a person who is to be engaged, is engaged or has been engaged in a remunerated activity in a State of which he or she is not a national.

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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.
Attorney Rona M.
USWA and STMMRM have also recently been involved in efforts to
form a coalition of metals and mining industry unions throughout the
Western Hemisphere .

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

"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 66,000 H-2B visa limit
for fiscal year 2005 was reached in January 2005, so the passage of this
legislation will be a tremendous help to these employers.

Business Editors

MEXICO CITY----A group of over one
hundred US and Mexican trade unionists and their supporters held a
rally today at Grupo Mexico (BMV:GMEXICOB) headquarters in Mexico City
demanding that the Company respect workers and their unions . Grupo Mexico, the world's third largest copper producer,
has operations in Mexico, the US and Peru .
Inside the Company's headquarters, a special meeting of Grupo
Mexico subsidiary Southern Peru Copper Corporation (SPCC) (NYSE, LSE:
PCU) stockholders was being held to finalize the transfer of Minero
Mexico, Grupo Mexico's Mexican mining assets, to SPCC.

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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."
The H-2B visa will help businesses bring these much-needed workers into
the U.

The USWA has over 600,000 members in the United States and Canada
and represents workers in steel, rubber and tire, aluminum, mining,
glass, forestry and health care.

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Once they receive DOL certification, businesses can then
file a visa petition for foreign workers with USCIS. The rally
was jointly organized by Mexico's Miners and Metalworkers Union
(STMMRM ) and United Steelworkers of America (USWA).
"Grupo Mexico has claimed this transfer is in the best interests
of stockholders," said STMMRM President Napoleon Gomez Urrutia.

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

, Just in time for the travel,
hospitality and landscaping high season, employers have been provided with
much-needed employment relief by a new federal act.e.
"We hope that Grupo Mexico will realize the power of international
labor solidarity, and that it's in the interests of all of the
Company 's stakeholders to respect our unions," said Gomez Urrutia.

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The Ensign Group
has used a variety of tactics to intimidate employees for supporting their
union. Employers must first submit an application with the
Department of Labor.

Rally participants waved signs, held banners and chanted slogans
calling for just treatment of workers at all of Grupo Mexico's
operations. STMMRM, together with our union brothers and
sisters in the US and Peru, will not allow Grupo Mexico to forget the
interests of workers. "Despite high copper
prices, Asarco is demanding harsh concessions in nearly every area.

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S.S.
Because the USCIS estimates that the new law will make available only
35,000 H-2B visas throughout the nation, Lum believes they will be used up
quickly. The United States National Labor Relations
Board recently issued a complaint against Asarco for its refusal to
provide information critical to bargaining," stated Armenta.

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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. AUBURN HILLS , Mich., seasonal and peak load
situations).
"There are not enough U. "Employers should act quickly , especially if they need these workers
now," she added. It included a
delegation of USWA elected officers and staff.

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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 ."
Grupo Mexico has faced multiple strikes at its operations in Peru
and Mexico in recent years .

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Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) estimates that
this will result in the release of approximately 35,000 H-2B visas for non-
immigrant, unskilled seasonal workers.
Lum added that this fills a critical need for many seasonal businesses.

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On May 23, 2005,
President Bush signed into law the "Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses
Act. The estimated 35,000 H-2B visas are specific
and reserved only for new H-2B workers, who are not certified as returning
workers.
"However, it should not result in shutdowns or job reductions at any
of its operations.

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on a temporary basis. Additionally , H-2B visas are only for workers
whose services are needed on a temporary basis (i. Because
of the lobbying efforts by seasonal employers, this Act was passed into law,"
she said.

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"There is a great demand among landscaping and travel businesses at this
time of the year for unskilled labor to help with increased business
activity," explained Auburn Hills, Mich.us .uswa.

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"Grupo Mexico's Asarco is not treating our members and retirees
with justice or dignity," said USWA sub -director for the US Southwest
Manuel Armenta, who participated in the rally.

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The latest has been to enlist the DHS in investigating certified
nursing assistants who are also union activists.

Seasonal Industries Will Benefit from Released Visas According to Metro Detroit Attorney

H-2B visas are not intended for employers who have a need for a
worker on an ongoing or permanent basis. Companies in need of
immigration law expertise can contact her at 248-340-1854 or at
http://www.

News From USWA: US and Mexican Metals Unions Rally for Justice at Grupo Mexico; Stockholders Alerted to Power of International Labor Solidarity

The unions representing workers at SPCC's
operations in Peru have also participated in these efforts.

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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. 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." The U. Lum has been practicing law since 1993 and specializes in
immigration law for businesses and corporate law.
Last month, at a meeting between Gomez Urrutia and USWA President
Leo Gerard in Phoenix, Arizona, the two unions formally committed to
joint actions when in disputes with common employers.
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