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Tenn. Rural/Metro union leader addresses strike rumors

By Jim Freeman
WVLT
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KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Worries about a strike by an emergency service provider in East Tennessee may all be for naught.

Volunteer TV’s Jim Freeman has an update on a possible strike by Rural/Metro paramedics and EMTs.

Rural/Metro workers unionized at this time last year.

Now, almost a year later, union leaders and officials have yet to reach an agreement on a new contract.

Full Story: Union officials say they won’t walk out on their public needing emergency care