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BUFFALO, N.Y. — EMTs and paramedics working for Rural/Metro have given their parent company 10-day notice of their intent to strike.
In a vote Wednesday, 99% of the first responders voted down the final contract offer given by Rural/Metro’s parent company, private equity fund Warburg Pincus. On Friday, Teamster Local 375 delivered the required 10-day notice of their intent to walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. on July 16.
Union negotiator Kevin Drysdale tells News 4 the union will only negotiate if they are contacted by the company. If no agreement is reached in 10 days, some 400 EMTs and paramedics will strike.
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