"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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The Teamsters Rail Conference represents more than 70,000 rail workers
nationwide , including the memberships of the BMWED and the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET). The Ensign Group
has used a variety of tactics to intimidate employees for supporting their
union.

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

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Serving the
Washington, DC area's 4. "I
bet the switchboard at the U. 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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Morales also discusses his plans to
nationalize the gas and legalize the cultivation of the coca leaf, his
views about private property, the relations with the US, and his thoughts
on President Fidel Castro of Cuba and President Hugo Chavez. Capitol is going to be busy today," said Mark
Kenny, a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
(BLET). The latest has been to enlist the DHS in investigating certified
nursing assistants who are also union activists."
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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"We want every rail commuter to call Congress and ask them to tell the
Amtrak board of directors to bargain fairly with the rail unions," said Fred
Simpson, president of the BMWED.m. 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.

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Gestoso
covers the historic election and speaks intimately with Morales, an Aymara
Indian, about the struggle of the indigenous people in Bolivia and his own
struggle to reach the Presidency.org.

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Engineers and Maintenance of Way Workers Warn of Possible Shutdown

WASHINGTON, Today, commuters traveling through
Union Station in Washington, D. "The Amtrak board won't negotiate with us so a service
shutdown may be our only option.

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PRESS RELEASE Jorge Gestoso to Interview Bolivia's First Indigenous President Evo Morales on MHz NETWORKS

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

SANTA ROSA, Calif .

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Hot off the election trail, Jorge Gestoso
interviews Evo Morales, Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) leader and new
Bolivian President-Elect on Sunday, January 1, 2006 at 10:00PM on MHz
NETWORKS .

Winning more than 52% of the vote, Morales is the first indigenous person
to reach the presidency of a country throughout the Americas. We
represent every type of healthcare worker, including nursing , professional,
technical and service classifications.

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With thousands of commuters passing through the Union Station daily, rail
workers passed out nearly all of their fliers and spoke to many commuters.

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A controversial figure, Morales helps lead the efforts of Bolivian coca
farmers who are at odds with the American government's coca eradication
programs.

Jorge Gestoso is an MHz NETWORKS co-production.

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were greeted by rail workers warning of a
possible Amtrak shutdown in their future.

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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. "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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Rail Workers Take Amtrak Message to Commuters

Locomotive engineers and
maintenance of way workers who are represented by the Teamsters Rail
Conference, passed out leaflets to hundreds of commuters using Amtrak. "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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"But we have to use every available opportunity to get some movement
on this issue.

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Morales readies for his inauguration on January 22, 2006 in the
capital city of La Paz, Bolivia.
"I was raised in a union household, and am a first generation American.

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

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.
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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"Many of the commuters were surprised to hear that Amtrak service might
stop," said Kevin Hussey, a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Employes (BMWED).

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Our mission is to achieve high quality
healthcare for all.

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This year the Amtrak board of directors continued its stall tactics on
union bargaining.

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For
more information, visit www. In addition, the Amtrak board announced its intention to cut
apart Amtrak, leaving the eastern corridor intact, but requiring local
governments to foot the bills for local service.

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

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