Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 And the plot thickens. Read this. http://amarillonet.com/stories/051304/new_nwthsmoney.shtml Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 And the plot thickens. Read this. http://amarillonet.com/stories/051304/new_nwthsmoney.shtml Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Wrong address sent out. Sorry. Here is the story. Web-posted Friday, May 14, 2004 NWTH paramedic says he was fired for speaking out By GEORGE SCHWARZ george.schwarz@... The Amarillo Globe-News Jon Tversky: Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday after talking to a Globe-News reporter Wednesday. ARTICLE TOOLS E-mail This Article Printer-Friendly Format TALK AMARILLO " I wish the editorial staff at the Globe news would THINK before they commit themselves to an opinion in the paper's editorial pages. Their support of the President's attempts to ammend the constitution to ban gay marriage is LAME at best, and certainly uncaring towards their fellow citizens. " - From tjaybob43 [Join this discussion] A Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday for allowing his name to be used in a Globe-News story that revealed 16 paramedics would be reduced to the pay of a lesser-skilled worker. Jon Tversky was the only one of three paramedics who permitted himself to be identified in the story. They told the Globe-News for its Thursday editions that Northwest officials told paramedics they weren't to talk to the media about a Wednesday morning meeting that announced the pay cuts. Tversky said he was working at Boys Ranch on Thursday where Northwest subsidiary Amarillo Medical Services, or AMS, provides a paramedic around the clock and staffs a clinic. His supervisor, Mark Nickson, came to the clinic with a replacement and told Tversky to pack up his things, Tversky said late Thursday. One the way home, Tversky said he asked Nickson why he was being relieved of duty. " He said, 'In the meeting we asked you all not to do that for the company's sake, and I got a phone call and you're getting fired, not by my choice, but you're getting fired for insubordination, " ' Tversky said. Tversky said several people have called him to say supervisors have " cornered " them and asked others whether they knew who else came forward. As for his plans, Tversky has none, although he is contemplating legal action, he said. " I don't know, I'm still in the shock phase, " he said. Caytie , Northwest's director of marketing, said, " Any employee matters are privileged and confidential. We just can't make comment on that because it is confidential information. " Nickson declined to comment. Officials told the paramedics at the Wednesday meeting they would be paid at a lower rate - one matching that of emergency medical technicians - and that some ambulances would be staffed with an EMT and a paramedic instead of two paramedics. Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Wrong address sent out. Sorry. Here is the story. Web-posted Friday, May 14, 2004 NWTH paramedic says he was fired for speaking out By GEORGE SCHWARZ george.schwarz@... The Amarillo Globe-News Jon Tversky: Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday after talking to a Globe-News reporter Wednesday. ARTICLE TOOLS E-mail This Article Printer-Friendly Format TALK AMARILLO " I wish the editorial staff at the Globe news would THINK before they commit themselves to an opinion in the paper's editorial pages. Their support of the President's attempts to ammend the constitution to ban gay marriage is LAME at best, and certainly uncaring towards their fellow citizens. " - From tjaybob43 [Join this discussion] A Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday for allowing his name to be used in a Globe-News story that revealed 16 paramedics would be reduced to the pay of a lesser-skilled worker. Jon Tversky was the only one of three paramedics who permitted himself to be identified in the story. They told the Globe-News for its Thursday editions that Northwest officials told paramedics they weren't to talk to the media about a Wednesday morning meeting that announced the pay cuts. Tversky said he was working at Boys Ranch on Thursday where Northwest subsidiary Amarillo Medical Services, or AMS, provides a paramedic around the clock and staffs a clinic. His supervisor, Mark Nickson, came to the clinic with a replacement and told Tversky to pack up his things, Tversky said late Thursday. One the way home, Tversky said he asked Nickson why he was being relieved of duty. " He said, 'In the meeting we asked you all not to do that for the company's sake, and I got a phone call and you're getting fired, not by my choice, but you're getting fired for insubordination, " ' Tversky said. Tversky said several people have called him to say supervisors have " cornered " them and asked others whether they knew who else came forward. As for his plans, Tversky has none, although he is contemplating legal action, he said. " I don't know, I'm still in the shock phase, " he said. Caytie , Northwest's director of marketing, said, " Any employee matters are privileged and confidential. We just can't make comment on that because it is confidential information. " Nickson declined to comment. Officials told the paramedics at the Wednesday meeting they would be paid at a lower rate - one matching that of emergency medical technicians - and that some ambulances would be staffed with an EMT and a paramedic instead of two paramedics. Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2004 Report Share Posted May 14, 2004 Nothing could illustrate the " right to work " concept that was discussed herein a few days ago than this story. " Right to work " is, of course, really " right to be fired for any reason and at any time without notice. Can Mr. Tversky sue for violation of his 1st amendment rights? Doubtful, since the opinions he expressed and the information he disseminated are generally not protected. There isn't much of a 1st Amendment for corporation employees. You can't be fired for urging your fellow employees to vote Republican or Democratic or independent, or to go to church or not, but you can for discussing company business outside the company. This episode demonstrates why labor unions were formed. An attempt for employees to impose some rules upon their employers. Lacking a union contract, I doubt that Mr. Tversky has a winnable case. Moral: Think before you speak out. You'll probably get your tongue cut out if you say the wrong thing. Score one more for the big boys. Lost another one to Ditech! GG Web-posted Friday, May 14, 2004 NWTH paramedic says he was fired for speaking out By GEORGE SCHWARZ george.schwarz@... The Amarillo Globe-News Jon Tversky: Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday after talking to a Globe-News reporter Wednesday. A Northwest Texas Healthcare System paramedic said he was fired Thursday for allowing his name to be used in a Globe-News story that revealed 16 paramedics would be reduced to the pay of a lesser-skilled worker. Jon Tversky was the only one of three paramedics who permitted himself to be identified in the story. They told the Globe-News for its Thursday editions that Northwest officials told paramedics they weren't to talk to the media about a Wednesday morning meeting that announced the pay cuts. Tversky said he was working at Boys Ranch on Thursday where Northwest subsidiary Amarillo Medical Services, or AMS, provides a paramedic around the clock and staffs a clinic. His supervisor, Mark Nickson, came to the clinic with a replacement and told Tversky to pack up his things, Tversky said late Thursday. One the way home, Tversky said he asked Nickson why he was being relieved of duty. " He said, 'In the meeting we asked you all not to do that for the company's sake, and I got a phone call and you're getting fired, not by my choice, but you're getting fired for insubordination, " ' Tversky said. Tversky said several people have called him to say supervisors have " cornered " them and asked others whether they knew who else came forward. As for his plans, Tversky has none, although he is contemplating legal action, he said. " I don't know, I'm still in the shock phase, " he said. Caytie , Northwest's director of marketing, said, " Any employee matters are privileged and confidential. We just can't make comment on that because it is confidential information. " Nickson declined to comment. Officials told the paramedics at the Wednesday meeting they would be paid at a lower rate - one matching that of emergency medical technicians - and that some ambulances would be staffed with an EMT and a paramedic instead of two paramedics. Danny L. Owner/NREMT-P Panhandle Emergency Training Services And Response (PETSAR) Office FAX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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