Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
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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
Volunteer emergency services agencies were concerned that under the Affordable Care Act they were being considered ‘employers’
The department, which has been fighting court battles over racial and sexual discrimination for decades, remains a long way from reflecting the city it serves
Squad Captain John Gavaris said the EMT would not have been suspended had he not had a record “of violating our policies and not following our rules”
The new policy intends to limit publishing of inappropriate, confidential or privileged information online
Over a four-year period, companies owned by Rural/Metro billed Medicare for numerous emergency patient transportation trips when the calls were not emergencies
Stephen Sawyer, who is not old enough to drive an ambulance, resigned after criticism for driving the child to the hospital when no other ambulance crews were available
Officials say the $44 to $53 increase is a response to a surge in emergency calls and the need for a third ambulance
A new report shows Oahu, Hawaii’s only private ambulance service turned down nearly 40 percent of calls, has lagging response times
The rural ambulance service owes employees four paychecks; one EMT says company should “throw in the towel”
REMS will remain on the job after residents rejected a private co. and fought for their hometown rescue squad
