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
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
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
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