Labor & Union Issues
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Defunct DEMSI owes its employees a total of $48K, and a court ruled they will receive the past-due wages
The error cost the city $336K/year and benefited about 110 firefighters and EMTs; many feel the adjustment will serve as a de facto pay cut
City officials argued that integration is vital to save money and improve the response time and efficiency of rescue services
An ambulance and medic shortage has caused the department to fall short of of a state-mandated response goal
Officials are hoping a $1 million federal grant will pay for firefighters to work 24 hours a day to make up for lack of volunteers
He’s offering $5K bonuses to recruits; some are skeptical after First Med closed overnight, leaving hundreds without jobs
You can deduct the cost of cleaning your uniform, but not the price of the spaghetti you spilled on it
They walked out on the meeting after a city councilman compared the firefighters to quasi doctors and AMR employees to nurses
“I’m tired of being a political punching bag,” he said after two audits revealed a six-figure deficit
A Rural/Metro general manager, six medics and two office assistants were among those who quit without notice, reportedly for other jobs
A lack of investment in ambulances and medics has left them short of the 80 percent response rate and could be putting patients’ safety at risk
The investigation found no wrongdoing; he was accused of placing a charged cardiac arrest monitor on a student
An appeal has been filed against claims of ‘a pattern of unprofessional conduct, discourtesy and lack of respect for his co-workers’
More than 100 cops, firefighters and other city workers faked mental disabilities in order get tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits
She claims she has suffered from discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace for eight years
An anonymous email writer accused the trainer, Bill Brocklesby, of placing a charged cardiac arrest monitor on a student
The hearing centered on the death of Cecil Mills, who died of cardiac arrest when firefighters at a station across the street refused to help him
Medic Gene Ryan is planning to sue the department due to mismanagement
The plan calls for spending $82 million on fleet and facilities between now and 2018
Brandon Church is on probation for one year after sending a message with sexual innuendo to a woman he treated during an emergency response in 2012
Employees apparently staged a brief walkout to protest erratic paydays; its ambulances were out of service for upward of three hours
Auditors said they don’t have a system to document when expired medications are disposed, or when supplies are damaged, contaminated or deemed unusable
County commissioner Jim Bernard said the risk of a lawsuit and the time and expense of restarting a process for new bids isn’t in the best interest of county residents
At least 100 paramedics have not been properly certified; officials are now trying to determine just how far the problem spread
Officials are proposing that they reduce the number of paramedics on duty overnight when the volume of 911 calls drops
Donald Penney, 48, faces 29 felony charges after allegedly diverting drugs from multiple patients at a hospital
Forming an independent union will be put to vote by 413 workers in an effort to improve working conditions
Firefighter union members can either sue the city or accept the pension terms
