Friday, July 17, 2009

Welcome to Prince William First

For those of you that have missed the recent online forums or other events, Save PWHS has evolved into Prince William First, a non-profit group dedicated to maintaining the jobs, salaries, benefits and culture of the Prince William Health System, recently bought out by an out of state entity.

We believe that by organizing we can protect ourselves. We believe everything that you can go back and read in our previous Save PWHS posts are opinions that are true and accurate.

We believe the fact that our PWHS "leadership" executives have received a bonus worth 6 months of their salaries upon merger completion and will receive one year's salary plus benefits as severance should they lose their job means that they have been bought and paid for and they are NOT looking out for us or our community.

The out-of-state corporation that has bought PWHS wants to change our local health system. They'll use euphemisms like 'integration', just as they've used euphemisms all along, like 'merger' and 'partnership', but you can not trust them to look out for you.

THEY WANT TO CHANGE OUR HOSPITAL TO WHAT WORKS IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THEY WANT TO CHANGE YOUR SALARY TO WHAT PASSES AS COMPETITIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

THEY WANT TO CHANGE YOUR BENEFITS -- VIRGINIA BENEFITS... VIRGINIA HEALTH INSURANCE AND VIRGINIA DENTAL INSURANCE -- TO WHAT THEY HAVE IN NORTH CAROLINA.

YOU MAY LOSE THE ACCESS TO SEE THE DOCTOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE ALWAYS SEEN WHEN YOUR INSURANCE CHANGES.

WE CAN STOP THIS.

By standing together and speaking as one, WE CAN STOP THIS.

We have received an amazing turnout of employees willing to sign up and pledge their allegiance to our Non-Profit concern and their fellow co-workers. We want this to continue, so when the time comes to draw a line in the sand to protect ourselves, the message will be clear and unmistakable.

As it spells out on each card, your signature and pledge to support Prince William First guarantees that we will remain a non-profit organization, free of charge to you, in perpetuity (forever!), that will accept nothing less than the current state of affairs, the pre-merger status quo in regard to structures, clinical ladders, employee salaries, benefits and cultural conditions.

For a copy of your card, write to prince.william.first@gmail.com

REMEMBER THAT IT IS ILLEGAL for your employers to attempt to persecute you for doing all you can to look out for yourself and your co-workers or signing up to support our group, so spread the word, but still do your best to smile to their faces.... do not give them reason to single you out or make an example out of you.

If you're asked about your support of our blog or our cause, or if you're directed by your supervisors or manager not to sign a card or questioned as to whether or not you have, document the circumstances and let us know.


Prince William First. Protect the career you've built for yourself, as well as the wages and coverage your family depends on. Sign up today.


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