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KEN MCELDOWNEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONSUMER ACTION COMMENTS:
"It's startling that almost a quarter of Americans have never reviewed
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When: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 3:40 p.
Employees at Sonoma Healthcare Center have been in a labor dispute with
the nursing home's owner, The Ensign Group, for nearly three years. We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing, professional,
technical and service classifications .CAPITALONE.prnewswire.

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"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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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.

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

National Survey Finds Americans May Be Poor When It Comes to Financial Knowledge

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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.
"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. Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all.

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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.com/broadcast/22300/consumer .

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

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

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HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR FINANCES? ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY SPONSORED
BY CONSUMER ACTION AND CAPITAL ONE, SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT OF AMERICANS FEEL VERY
KNOWLEDGEABLE WHEN IT COMES TO PERSONAL FINANCE, YET MANY FALL SHORT WHEN IT
COMES KEY FACTORS LIKE BUDGETING, UNDERSTANDING CREDIT SCORES AND CREDIT
REPORTS.

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The Ensign Group
has used a variety of tactics to intimidate employees for supporting their
union."
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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As of September 1, consumers everywhere can access a
free copy of their credit report annually by visiting annualcreditreport.
This step enables you to correct any errors that may appear and helps protect
against identity theft and credit fraud.

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New Program Strives to Educate Consumers on Personal Finance

NEW YORK, THIS IS A MULTIVU SPECIAL REPORT.

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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 SURVEY FOUND THAT TWO-THIRDS OF AMERICANS COULDN 'T DEFINE A GOOD
CREDIT SCORE AND OVER HALF DON'T CHECK THEIR CREDIT REPORTS ON A REGULAR
BASIS . Consumers don't realize that accessing your credit report
has never been easier.

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"I was raised in a union household, and am a first generation American."
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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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. The latest has been to enlist the DHS in investigating certified
nursing assistants who are also union activists .

I'M DANIELLE ADDAIR

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