Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson sit down with a medic who says he has the secret to being financially happy on an average EMS paycheck
Licensing requirements and varying degrees of experience can make it difficult for returning servicemen to find jobs, but programs are emerging that can help
Shift lengths, staffing, and response problems at center of the dispute between labor and management
He has been trying since 2011 to get coverage from the ambulance district for his partner; a similar case is pending in Missouri involving a firefighter
Chattanooga police and fire departments have teamed up on an internship program intended to boost minority hiring for emergency services that represents diversity of the community
The union for San Diego Rural/Metro personnel says 17.6 percent wage hike is not enough
Buffalo leaders are finalizing a contract with Rural Metro, and AMR said there was no transparency in the decision-making process
An EMS agency’s failure to routinely check the Office of Inspector General’s List of Excluded Individuals and Entities can be costly
EMS providers who worked 24-hour shifts were paid overtime after working 49 hours a week, a judge agreed they should have received overtime after 40 hours
The lawsuit also states the employer retaliated against the employees who filed the suit
The recertification needs to be done every three years; the union wants to see better organizational skills and management of the program
The federal suit claims more than 100 EMTs were also affected and may provide an option for them to “opt-in”
Charges allege the service put unionization efforts under surveillance, and suspended two employees who supported a union after employees voted against it
Chief Bill Gamble appointed after the top three Mat-Su borough EMS officials resigned or were fired after complaints about their leadership
With it becoming more difficult for EMTs to move up the ranks and fewer workers being hired, county officials are reevaluating staffing and overtime
He was one of three top officials were placed on administrative leave after a class-action grievance filed by the emergency responders’ union
Agencies have created an EMS Task Force of Northeast Wisconsin to explore changes and solutions for rural ambulance services
FTOs are the gatekeeper to EMS and can determine if a new employee will sink or swim; how detailed is your department’s program for new hires?
It’s part of an eight-point plan to retain and recruit staff after 62 percent of London Ambulance Service employees said they would not recommend it as a place to work
Officials would not describe the nature of the allegations but said that it is a serious investigation
Fire Chief Daryl Osby said “fewer than 50" employees could be fired or otherwise disciplined for sharing confidential questions on hiring exams
Supervisors voted to put in place standardized, digital testing procedures after fire and EMS personnel shared confidential exam questions
The mayor will have to get the firefighters on board, as they are still reeling from the recession-era elimination of several crews
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Hamilton EMS chief requests funding to hire more paramedics to alleviate the burden
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
An additional 66 employees will lose their jobs when the operation is outsourced overseas at the end of August
Some hope the scandal will spur changes aimed at squashing the sexism that keeps many women feeling unwelcome
An audit revealed cheating extended to the department’s hiring process and promotional exams
Proposed solutions don’t match the immediate needs or evolving long-term mission of an urban EMS department
7 medics worked more than 2,000 hours of overtime in 2014; 20 percent of Baltimore Fire Department paramedic jobs are vacant
Some EMTs and paramedics took home more than the mayor and city fire chief as a result of overtime pay
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