Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Contract with city shows EMS taking the lead toward a more stable work situation
We need to look beyond the immediacy of emergency care to make the EMS vocation a profession
Making decisions purely on emotion and superficial knowledge
Eliminating mandatory overtime at HEMS shows negotiation between labor and management can come to a solution
Another city may also pull out of CMED over high costs, and the three are talking about establishing their own separate system
The city of Lockport may have violated a firefighters’ union contract by reducing staff and taking ambulances and fire trucks off the road with plans to replace the ambulance service with a private company
A pilot project would convert shifts from 12 to eight hours with the aim to eliminate double shifts
The union claims the mayor did an end-around a court order by making the noncompetitive appointment
Opponents say it will strain budgets and invite fraudulent claims
The ambulance arrived 13 minutes after the 911 call was placed; the city is in a fight over staffing cuts with the fire union
A 15 percent vacancy rate is forcing medics to pull doubles to cover shifts
Firefighters union says they are disappointed the position did not go to someone within the department
The firefighters union says any cost savings to the city will come at the expense of public safety
He was fired for taking a drug without a prescription, but wasn’t given a chance to prove his doctor recommended the drug until after he was terminated
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
A hearing will determine if he will get to keep his fire department job after he tearfully admitted to a prescription drug addiction after developing kidney stones
The initial request was for 37 amid a growing population and struggle to handle increasing 911 calls
The monthly supplement would cost less than what the state is spending on police and firefighters, and would demonstrate recognition and respect
Ambulance Service of Manchester will now be the sole provider after the town manager severed ties with the longtime service over a pending sale to AMR
The committee didn’t vote on the proposal, and simply put it on hold without any action amid concerns about the price tag
One firefighter spent a week on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera, submitting $1,322 in travel and training expenses to the city for reimbursement
EMS Chief Jeff Sparks said there’s no plans to appeal the vote to join the National Emergency Medical Services Association
Hourly workers received a 25-cent raise, and five salaried employees received a 1.5 percent increase; those in the city of Ironton received slightly more due to income taxes
Battalion Chief Mark Johnson’s footage showed a teen being run over by a fire truck
Response times are growing, and the system is starting to crumble, the battalion chief told the city council
Police and firefighters receive a monthly $500 stipend for the dangers of the jobs; a proposed bill would add EMS professionals to that list
The owner says he’s being treated unfairly by the city after testifying in court that firefighters needed more than a 48-hour training course to become paramedics
The mayor’s $8 billion budget outlined plans to unify emergency call centers and gradually replace uniformed firefighters with lower-paid civilian phone operators
The county may cut funding if there’s no improvements by June; a fire official said the company has “failed to respond to the majority of dispatched calls since December”
Lt. Kellene Davis’ retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
The city wants to form a committee to review the report of a consultant, who has been criticized for failing to meet with rank-and-file firefighters
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