Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Most of us who are minorities want what everyone else wants – a fair chance to work in an honorable profession, and be respected for what we can do
Proposed solutions don’t match the immediate needs or evolving long-term mission of an urban EMS department
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a threat by an Ariz. ambulance company to go on strike over pension pay
It is critical for EMTs and paramedics to check in with one another and advocate nationally for recognition of PTSD as a work-related illness
Gleenpool EMS Plus missed the deadline to file its insurance paperwork and was forced to close
Cicero paramedics are paid less than paramedics working for their parent company
The Kentucky ambulance service will train and hire 100 EMTs in an effort to put unemployed coal miners and veterans back in the workforce
EMSA said its doors are open for those who lost their jobs when Oklahoma EMS Plus closed without warning
One of the cabs participating in the protest also knocked a police officer to the ground
EMS Plus employees were not notified until the day their ambulance company was closing
The Comedian continues his advocacy to renew a law that provides health benefits for first responders who became ill after the Sept. 11 terror attacks
The sign, posted when the city took the station’s ambulance out of service temporarily, led area residents to believe the entire station had been shut down
Those using the Zadroga Act as a political bargaining chip need to be called to task for their actions
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians can help EMTs and paramedics grow their career field
A positive approach to conflict can improve team synergy, cohesion and idea generation
A DC Fire and EMS medic was suspended in 2013 after the ambulance assigned to the president ran out of gas
NVFC used Giving Tuesday to push its Make Me a Firefighter campaign to build public awareness and provide departments with the tools and resources to recruit and retain
EMS radio communications work about 70 percent of the time, an FDNY spokesperson said
The pay issues have been an ongoing problem in Detroit
The local EMS union has been negotiating with the county since 2013 without reaching an agreement on the salary issue
A Florida EMS agency is not likely to achieve its desired retention goal by offering medics a $35,000 bonus for working for 5 years
Allegations of nepotism and bias led city officials to overhaul the department’s hiring practices
Paramedics and EMTs to get a pay increase if lawmakers close a loophole in San Diego’s living wage ordinance
The two overworked EMTs have been expecting new partners since April
The Florida paramedic asks why fast food workers should make more than those who save lives every day
Florida department’s newly appointed fire chief said to have less experience and education
A Detroit EMS union steward says $12/hour is inadequate for the risks of violence medics encounter on every shift
The ambulance service can’t afford to pay enough EMTs to stay open, according to state law
The workers are angry that they have been without a new pay and conditions agreement for 10 months
An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
The NAEMT calls on EMS professionals to ask their representatives in Congress to support military medics
The program follows a new state law that allows medics and EMTs to function in nonemergency roles
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- New Orleans fire and EMS officials detail budget cuts going into 2021
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- Living wage would be mark of real progress for EMS providers