Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to set shift length based on call demand, available personnel, equipment supply and time on task
President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss cost of living concerns, EMS reimbursement and industry pay standards
Allegany County officials made offers to EMS personnel laid off this summer due to a $2M deficit
The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the Bureau of Fire are at odds over firefighters taking over patient transports and rescues
The San Antonio union president urged firefighters and medics to 鈥渒eep your heads on a swivel and watch your six鈥� after the arrests of Venezuelan gang members
AMR changed the staffing on some of its ambulances to one paramedic and one EMT after negotiations with Multnomah County officials
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors had planned to receive its ambulance service through CONFIRE until AMR challenged the decision
The FDNY Fire Officers Association warns the WTC Health Program may stop accepting members by 2028
Allegany County officials had previously laid off EMS personnel to handle a $2M budget shortfall
Representative Jaime Greene鈥檚 bill would prevent adverse action by employers if employees are absent from work due to responding to an emergency
鈥淪omeone needs to inform the new FDNY Commissioner that he represents the largest EMS system in the entire nation,鈥� EMS Local 2057 President Oren Barzilay said
Over 70 employees at locations in Huber Heights and Sydney were permanently laid off
The DNC workload underscores the need for 20 more ambulances and additional paramedics to ease the burden on current staff, the union said
Chicago firefighter leaders said paramedics worked nearly 230,000 overtime hours to staff the city鈥檚 80 ambulances last year, and they are on track to do the same in 2024
Captain Jeffrey Little removed the flags from three stations and asked to be exempt from having to raise them
The change in Fort Worth will make MedStar employees members of the fire department
Jeff Davis County EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was escorted out of the courthouse over what she called a 鈥渨itch hunt鈥� about staffing and leadership
Firefighters union in Allegany County fights against proposed cuts, layoffs as volunteer ambulance service sets to close
Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city鈥檚 EMS
Minnesota Nurses Association leaders say Hennepin Healthcare has not addressed staffing shortages, workplace safety
Nurses in Santa Clara County picketed at Valley Medical Center and O鈥機onnor Hospital in San Jose and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy
Austin-Travis County EMS personnel have had equipment and medications stolen while stationed at apartments
Efforts in Lawrence work to turn around the shortage of EMS personnel
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
Escambia County EMS union members say leadership has created an unsafe, toxic environment
Members of Cheshire County EMS voted to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester
Nurses from the Kapi鈥檕lani Medical Center for Women & Children held signs that said 鈥淧atients Before Profits鈥� and 鈥淪afe Staffing Matters!鈥�
Gainesville officials hope the new work schedule will enhance first responders鈥� work-life balance and boost recruitment
