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
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
Coastline EMS CEO said the company received threats against personnel and equipment from the union and its members
The private ambulances would help handle less serious calls so that DC Fire and EMS can respond in a timely fashion to every emergency call
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
The provider used a racial slur and other offensive language in the post that appeared to be a reference to a patient being picked up for transport
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness
The Warren County EMT was charged with possession of meth and distribution of prescription drugs
Those who work 16- to 24-hour shifts have a 60 percent greater chance of injury and illness than those who work 8-hour shifts
Call volume for ambulances is at all-time high and includes calls for stubbed toes, headaches and toothaches
Paramedics say the plan will dilute the care they provide and prevent promotions for those who don’t cross train
A high salary might attract medics, but it is workplace satisfaction and culture that keeps them for the long term
Medics are pressured to work substantial and unpredictable amounts of overtime
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the story out of Beaufort, S.C., where county employees lost their health benefits
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