Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
News about AMR sending billing jobs overseas sparked a discussion on outsourcing EMS jobs now and in the future
Moving billing jobs overseas lowers labor costs in competitive EMS reimbursement market and displaces workers
With a move toward 48-hour shifts and many of us working second jobs, it’s risky to subject the body and mind to a constant state of readiness
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
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the benefits if paramedic schools were to start offering programs where students can focus on a specific niche in the EMS field
From community paramedicine to industrial safety, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson disucss ways paramedics can specialilze in the EMS field
The petition was launched on the heels of N.Y.’s minimum wage increase to $15 per hour for fast food workers, which is more than what many public safety workers are paid
We should be applauding NY’s decision to increase minimum wage, and fight for better compensation in our own industry
A paramedic’s powerful Facebook post slammed complaints against fast food workers earning the same $15 per hour as him after New York raised minimum wage
EMS1 readers react to the acquisition announcement with optimism, questions and caution
With pay starting at $9.63 an hour, the EMS director said he hasn’t had a medic apply in over a year
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He was placed on paid administrative leave July 14, and terminated Monday for an unspecified reason
The EMT has worked a high-paying desk job for a year instead of returning to the ambulance as an EMT
Groton Ambulance Association is accused of providing no service on seven days in April and May and not responding to five calls in June
Paramedics with Gold Cross Ambulance have reached a breaking point after nearly a year in negotiations with the company
In response to a comment about a video showing firefighters being stabbed on a medical call, he posted: “Sadly, I will delay treatment for more of them as well.”
The company said a bank policy change affected the availability of funds, but employees will be paid what they are owed
David Phillips, 47, responded to a call for a person suffering shortness of breath and tended to a heart attack victim who died, police say
The 25-year veteran is accused of forging his doctor’s signature on medical records to extend his time on sick leave
5 front-line ambulances have 240,000+ miles and too often not enough ambulances are available for service
The city issued $2.5 million for unpaid overtime dating back to 2004, along with $1.2 million in penalties
County officials cut about $1.8 million in EMS funding over a three-year period at the beginning of the recession
Sean Patrick Farnand, 46, a paramedic captain, was fired after coming to work with bloodshot eyes and breath smelling of alcohol
The department reduced shift length based on a review of four years worth of response data
EMS director says hiring more medics and reducing shift length is vital to the safety of EMS providers and residents
The proposal is a result of increasing EMS calls in the area and the need to pay EMS providers a competitive wage
A volunteer fire department may join a two-community department in order to increase manpower, have a stronger presence in the region and cut insurance costs
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