/labor-issues Labor & Union Issues en-US Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:14:49 GMT /ems-products/software/scheduling-software/articles/how-many-hours-make-a-paramedic-or-emt-shift-N6GgllVDxu1Di7AI/ Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to set shift length based on call demand, available personnel, equipment supply and time on task Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:14:49 GMT /ems-products/software/scheduling-software/articles/how-many-hours-make-a-paramedic-or-emt-shift-N6GgllVDxu1Di7AI/ /ems-advocacy/articles/ems-advocacy-putting-providers-front-and-center-6Yz4OXvIUwPBvpoM/ President of the Austin EMS Association, Capt. Selena Xie is always looking for ways to elevate the EMS impact on the community Wed, 18 May 2022 16:10:35 GMT /ems-advocacy/articles/ems-advocacy-putting-providers-front-and-center-6Yz4OXvIUwPBvpoM/ /labor-issues/articles/2-nickels-and-4-pennies-breaking-down-atcems-14-cent-raise-0K9dLa2nrbEt4Y3P/ In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss cost of living concerns, EMS reimbursement and industry pay standards Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:34:17 GMT /labor-issues/articles/2-nickels-and-4-pennies-breaking-down-atcems-14-cent-raise-0K9dLa2nrbEt4Y3P/ /labor-issues/md-officials-offer-to-rehire-laid-off-medics Allegany County officials made offers to EMS personnel laid off this summer due to a $2M deficit Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:12:41 GMT /labor-issues/md-officials-offer-to-rehire-laid-off-medics /labor-issues/pittsburgh-ems-fd-feud-over-response-times-and-hostile-takeover The Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and the Bureau of Fire are at odds over firefighters taking over patient transports and rescues Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:01:17 GMT /labor-issues/pittsburgh-ems-fd-feud-over-response-times-and-hostile-takeover /safety/union-warns-texas-fire-ems-crews-after-arrest-of-tren-de-aragua-gang-members The San Antonio union president urged firefighters and medics to “keep your heads on a swivel and watch your six” after the arrests of Venezuelan gang members Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:37:45 GMT /safety/union-warns-texas-fire-ems-crews-after-arrest-of-tren-de-aragua-gang-members /american-medical-response/amr-reports-improved-response-times-in-ore-after-staffing-change AMR changed the staffing on some of its ambulances to one paramedic and one EMT after negotiations with Multnomah County officials Mon, 30 Sep 2024 09:00:23 GMT /american-medical-response/amr-reports-improved-response-times-in-ore-after-staffing-change /ems-products/software/scheduling-software/articles/how-many-hours-make-a-paramedic-or-emt-shift-N6GgllVDxu1Di7AI/ Paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders need to set shift length based on call demand, available personnel, equipment supply and time on task Fri, 20 Sep 2024 19:14:49 GMT /ems-products/software/scheduling-software/articles/how-many-hours-make-a-paramedic-or-emt-shift-N6GgllVDxu1Di7AI/ /american-medical-response/judge-places-calif-countys-plan-to-replace-amr-on-hold The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors had planned to receive its ambulance service through CONFIRE until AMR challenged the decision Tue, 17 Sep 2024 10:45:39 GMT /american-medical-response/judge-places-calif-countys-plan-to-replace-amr-on-hold /9-11/fdny-union-advocates-fear-wtc-health-program-funding-will-run-out The FDNY Fire Officers Association warns the WTC Health Program may stop accepting members by 2028 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:43:28 GMT /9-11/fdny-union-advocates-fear-wtc-health-program-funding-will-run-out /labor-issues/md-county-officials-union-spar-over-volunteers-in-ems Allegany County officials had previously laid off EMS personnel to handle a $2M budget shortfall Mon, 26 Aug 2024 14:57:13 GMT /labor-issues/md-county-officials-union-spar-over-volunteers-in-ems /labor-issues/mich-legislator-introduces-bill-to-protect-part-time-volunteer-first-responders Representative Jaime Greene's bill would prevent adverse action by employers if employees are absent from work due to responding to an emergency Wed, 21 Aug 2024 14:12:19 GMT /labor-issues/mich-legislator-introduces-bill-to-protect-part-time-volunteer-first-responders /fdny/ems-union-president-says-new-fdny-commissioners-remarks-insult-members “Someone needs to inform the new FDNY Commissioner that he represents the largest EMS system in the entire nation,” EMS Local 2057 President Oren Barzilay said Tue, 13 Aug 2024 14:25:16 GMT /fdny/ems-union-president-says-new-fdny-commissioners-remarks-insult-members /labor-issues/global-medical-response-announces-closures-layoffs-in-ohio Over 70 employees at locations in Huber Heights and Sydney were permanently laid off Mon, 12 Aug 2024 19:18:42 GMT /labor-issues/global-medical-response-announces-closures-layoffs-in-ohio /labor-issues/chicago-mayor-denies-permit-for-firefighters-paramedics-protest-near-dnc The DNC workload underscores the need for 20 more ambulances and additional paramedics to ease the burden on current staff, the union said Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:38:09 GMT /labor-issues/chicago-mayor-denies-permit-for-firefighters-paramedics-protest-near-dnc /fire-ems/chicago-ffs-plan-protests-at-nascar-dnc-over-paramedic-ambulance-shortages Chicago firefighter leaders said paramedics worked nearly 230,000 overtime hours to staff the city's 80 ambulances last year, and they are on track to do the same in 2024 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 13:51:26 GMT /fire-ems/chicago-ffs-plan-protests-at-nascar-dnc-over-paramedic-ambulance-shortages /legal/l-a-county-fd-lifeguard-files-religious-discrimination-lawsuit-over-pride-flags Captain Jeffrey Little removed the flags from three stations and asked to be exempt from having to raise them Thu, 30 May 2024 12:33:47 GMT /legal/l-a-county-fd-lifeguard-files-religious-discrimination-lawsuit-over-pride-flags /ems-management/texas-officials-unanimously-approve-fd-takeover-of-ems-from-medstar The change in Fort Worth will make MedStar employees members of the fire department Wed, 22 May 2024 13:28:58 GMT /ems-management/texas-officials-unanimously-approve-fd-takeover-of-ems-from-medstar /ems-management/texas-officials-fire-ems-director-over-lack-of-volunteers-ot-costs-and-responding-to-calls Jeff Davis County EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was escorted out of the courthouse over what she called a "witch hunt" about staffing and leadership Fri, 17 May 2024 13:33:42 GMT /ems-management/texas-officials-fire-ems-director-over-lack-of-volunteers-ot-costs-and-responding-to-calls /labor-issues/people-will-die-waiting-for-an-ambulance-md-county-ems-faces-2m-budget-cut-layoffs Firefighters union in Allegany County fights against proposed cuts, layoffs as volunteer ambulance service sets to close Fri, 17 May 2024 10:03:29 GMT /labor-issues/people-will-die-waiting-for-an-ambulance-md-county-ems-faces-2m-budget-cut-layoffs /fire-ems/texas-city-considers-dropping-medstar-switching-to-fire-based-ems Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city's EMS Wed, 01 May 2024 14:53:29 GMT /fire-ems/texas-city-considers-dropping-medstar-switching-to-fire-based-ems /labor-issues/minn-nurses-call-for-county-officials-to-take-control-of-hospital Minnesota Nurses Association leaders say Hennepin Healthcare has not addressed staffing shortages, workplace safety Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:00:00 GMT /labor-issues/minn-nurses-call-for-county-officials-to-take-control-of-hospital /labor-issues/calif-hospital-nurses-strike-as-county-officials-spend-over-20m-on-contract-nurses Nurses in Santa Clara County picketed at Valley Medical Center and O’Connor Hospital in San Jose and St. Louise Regional Hospital in Gilroy Sun, 07 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT /labor-issues/calif-hospital-nurses-strike-as-county-officials-spend-over-20m-on-contract-nurses /union/just-not-a-safe-place-union-critical-of-texas-medics-stationed-in-apartments Austin-Travis County EMS personnel have had equipment and medications stolen while stationed at apartments Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:24:20 GMT /union/just-not-a-safe-place-union-critical-of-texas-medics-stationed-in-apartments /recruitment-and-retention/mass-college-fd-union-and-hospital-push-for-more-emts-medics Efforts in Lawrence work to turn around the shortage of EMS personnel Mon, 04 Mar 2024 13:41:42 GMT /recruitment-and-retention/mass-college-fd-union-and-hospital-push-for-more-emts-medics /investigation/calif-ff-medics-disciplined-for-not-entering-acute-care-center-to-treat-dying-patient-reinstated The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:51 GMT /investigation/calif-ff-medics-disciplined-for-not-entering-acute-care-center-to-treat-dying-patient-reinstated /union/fla-county-union-face-off-over-no-confidence-vote-against-ems-leadership Escambia County EMS union members say leadership has created an unsafe, toxic environment Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:25:35 GMT /union/fla-county-union-face-off-over-no-confidence-vote-against-ems-leadership /labor-issues/n-h-county-ems-workers-vote-to-unionize Members of Cheshire County EMS voted to join Teamsters Local 633 in Manchester Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMT /labor-issues/n-h-county-ems-workers-vote-to-unionize /labor-issues/hawaii-nurses-strike-as-eds-see-increased-patient-numbers Nurses from the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children held signs that said "Patients Before Profits" and "Safe Staffing Matters!" Sun, 28 Jan 2024 13:00:00 GMT /labor-issues/hawaii-nurses-strike-as-eds-see-increased-patient-numbers /safety/union-warns-texas-fire-ems-crews-after-arrest-of-tren-de-aragua-gang-members The San Antonio union president urged firefighters and medics to “keep your heads on a swivel and watch your six” after the arrests of Venezuelan gang members Thu, 10 Oct 2024 14:37:45 GMT /safety/union-warns-texas-fire-ems-crews-after-arrest-of-tren-de-aragua-gang-members /ems-management/texas-officials-fire-ems-director-over-lack-of-volunteers-ot-costs-and-responding-to-calls Jeff Davis County EMS Chief Peggy Fonseca was escorted out of the courthouse over what she called a "witch hunt" about staffing and leadership Fri, 17 May 2024 13:33:42 GMT /ems-management/texas-officials-fire-ems-director-over-lack-of-volunteers-ot-costs-and-responding-to-calls /fire-ems/texas-city-considers-dropping-medstar-switching-to-fire-based-ems Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city's EMS Wed, 01 May 2024 14:53:29 GMT /fire-ems/texas-city-considers-dropping-medstar-switching-to-fire-based-ems /labor-issues/md-officials-offer-to-rehire-laid-off-medics Allegany County officials made offers to EMS personnel laid off this summer due to a $2M deficit Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:12:41 GMT /labor-issues/md-officials-offer-to-rehire-laid-off-medics /ems-products/education/articles/what-do-paramedics-do-av5C8MG7jiwB4VpC/ Want to become a paramedic? 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