http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2006/06/08/huffing-and-puffing-about-sharon-hospital/ The View From Connecticut's Northwest Corner Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:13:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2006/06/08/huffing-and-puffing-about-sharon-hospital/#comment-15 Tom Shachtman Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:56:18 +0000 http://tcextra.com/blogs/terrycowgill/2006/06/08/huffing-and-puffing-about-sharon-hospital/#comment-15 Any employer who "requests" a contribution for a political candidate, particularly a $500 contribution, is pressuring employees in an unacceptable way. No matter that it may be legal, it's unethical, and contributes to a climate in which employees feel that their job security is at risk if they don't do as "requested." Al Ginouves may be correct that the letter was written by Johnson staffers, but if it goes out over the signature of the chief executive, he is responsible for it. Let's see if the Board has the guts to reprimand him for sending the letter. Any employer who “requests” a contribution for a political candidate, particularly a $500 contribution, is pressuring employees in an unacceptable way. No matter that it may be legal, it’s unethical, and contributes to a climate in which employees feel that their job security is at risk if they don’t do as “requested.” Al Ginouves may be correct that the letter was written by Johnson staffers, but if it goes out over the signature of the chief executive, he is responsible for it. Let’s see if the Board has the guts to reprimand him for sending the letter.

]]> http://tcextra.com/terrycowgill/2006/06/08/huffing-and-puffing-about-sharon-hospital/#comment-12 Al Ginouves Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:23:12 +0000 http://tcextra.com/blogs/terrycowgill/2006/06/08/huffing-and-puffing-about-sharon-hospital/#comment-12 Warning! As Chairperson of the Salisbury Democratic Town Committee my comments can hardly be considered objective. While Charlie Therrien showed poor judgement here I have to feel sorry for him. My guess is that he did not write that invitation letter himself. It sounded to me like something written by Nancy Johnson's re-election campaign. I'll bet Nancy or someone from her staff asked Mr. Therrien to do this and a person in his position would have a hard time saying, "No." Anyone in the N.W. Corner who knows anything about health care knows that Chris Murphy is way ahead of Nancy Johnson on affordable and accessible healthcare. Has Nancy Johnson done anything for Sharon Hospital? Except for getting a good man in trouble, nothing that I know of. Warning! As Chairperson of the Salisbury Democratic Town Committee my comments can hardly be considered objective. While Charlie Therrien showed poor judgement here I have to feel sorry for him. My guess is that he did not write that invitation letter himself. It sounded to me like something written by Nancy Johnson’s re-election campaign. I’ll bet Nancy or someone from her staff asked Mr. Therrien to do this and a person in his position would have a hard time saying, “No.” Anyone in the N.W. Corner who knows anything about health care knows that Chris Murphy is way ahead of Nancy Johnson on affordable and accessible healthcare. Has Nancy Johnson done anything for Sharon Hospital? Except for getting a good man in trouble, nothing that I know of.

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