Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
Having an engaged, committed workforce is the best way to improve patient care
Public safety communications officials called the change “historic” and the result of “many years of hard work”
Shelly LeGere is currently campaigning to have ALS fire apparatus respond to medical calls
Union leaders disagreed with the fire commissioner’s response that it all comes down to collective bargaining
The milestone anniversary was marked with the celebration of achievements and continued calls for equal pay for EMS providers
St. Louis EMT Liz Smith says she nearly died from COVID-19, but the city said it can’t verify that she had the virus
Phoenix 911 Operator Pamela Cooper had been working overtime while recovering from COVID-19, family members said
Union leaders and local officials called for more protections and equal pay for EMS providers
Columbia county officials are investigating the email that said staff were “spread too thin” and would walk out on Monday
Barzilay was among the leaders honored at the 2020 Whole Health Heroes Awards
The proposal faced pushback from several Brevard County commissioners and the local fire union
Re’Nae Pherigo, who says she left her job to avoid exposing her newborn to COVID-19, said she will go without food or water until unemployment benefits are paid out
The union representing Doña Ana County firefighters questioned why paid county first responders are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine while volunteers are not required
The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts joined with teachers’ unions in promoting a program that would deploy first responders to schools
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said the video appears to show the man in “the throes of a seizure”
The firefighter-paramedic, who is also the fire chief’s nephew, said the chief’s mandatory testing policy goes beyond CDC guidelines
Oakland union representatives and officials from neighboring cities said the brownouts will have a “cascading effect” on local fire and EMS response
The raises, originally scheduled to begin this summer, will be delayed for 18 months to put a hold on proposed layoffs as the city faces a $675 million budget shortfall
The U.S. Department of Labor determined the private ambulance service violated federal labor laws by not providing the 12 employees with a reasonable sleep period
Following concerns about a lack of planning to distribute vaccines, the Mass. city plans to lead a regional effort to vaccinate police, fire and EMS personnel
A seven-page letter signed by more than two dozen EMTs accuses the chief of bullying, misuse of department funds and working another job while on duty with the department
The president-elect stated he would ensure first responders have enough PPE and sick leave, and work to prevent layoffs
City employees will continue to see a 10% pay cut and mandatory furloughs, with an overall 8% budget cut for the fire department and 18% for the EMS department
According to the study led by FDNY Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Prezant, the department’s decision to exempt firefighters from some medical calls likely factored into the difference
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay released a statement on the city’s plan to send EMS providers and mental health professionals to some calls instead of police
A total of 2,226 union members voted, with 1,444 voting to uphold the endorsement and 782 voting to rescind it; the city’s Black firefighters’ organization sued IAFF Local 22 over the endorsement last week
Fort Lee EMT and former Harding Township Police Officer Thomas Trommelen said he was pressured to quit his EMS job and ultimately fired from the police department, despite being allowed to work in EMS previously
St. Louis, which has seen more paramedics leave in the last two years than it has hired, is struggling to hire and retain personnel in what is on track to be the deadliest year in city history
Ogdensburg Firefighter-EMT Brian L. Kirby was issued a criminal summons in connection with the alleged incident during a union protest against City Manager and acting Fire Chief Stephen P. Jellie
Five EMS providers at the Astoria station have tested positive; union officials warned that the department may not be prepared for a second wave
The Pflugerville Professional Firefighters Association said the new district is necessary due to call volumes nearly doubling over the past year
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