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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EMS providers work alongside fire and police, but are often not treated the same way
Our co-hosts are skeptical a federally mandated minimum wage for EMS providers is feasible
The paramedic was one of the first responders on scene at the Pulse Nightclub shooting and the union claimed his requests for PTSD treatment had gone unanswered
A termination letter said that Josh Grenada recorded the patient on his phone and then shared it with colleagues
Baltimore Fire Chief Niles Ford testified that the average wait time for the city鈥檚 911 is only six seconds
The motion was introduced and approved after a union spokesperson made an urgent call for vaccines after the officer contracted the virus
Emergency Medical Services Locals 2507 and 3621 are suing for information on pay history, accusing the city and fire department of withholding information
The Austin-Travis County EMS employment agreement will revert to state civil service rules after negotiations came to an impasse
The president of the Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees Local 1975 said Saturday the protest has upset union members
The lawsuit states that Nicole Carlton does not meet the minimum requirements for the job and failed to disclose a felony conviction
A proposal to withhold treatment from opioid overdose patients shows the epidemic鈥檚 continuing stress on EMS providers and its strain on municipal budgets
The county is fighting with the agency over services like out-of-county patient transports
The severely stressed employees now handle 37 percent more calls than they did in 2011
A disagreement led to a response time of over an hour for a call about chest pain
County commissioners proposed a budget that would force a permanent closure of the station
Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez is working to improve working conditions of EMS providers
Kentucky delegation of EMS leaders asked congressional representatives to clarify that non-emergency, medically necessary ambulance services can鈥檛 be waived by the states
Twenty-five high school students visited the museum thanks to local fire, police and EMS union members
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The vote comes days after a judge dropped Alameda County from a federal lawsuit alleging it accepted illegal kickbacks
The union president wants Detroit EMS to respond rather than private EMS
An official said he was 鈥渇labbergasted鈥� to hear the department wasn鈥檛 releasing the information
Our co-hosts discuss a pending lawsuit against Rural/Metro for denying crews state-required 10 minute breaks
The breaks are required every four hours for non-salaried employees
Intermediate providers would receive $3,000 more per year and paramedics would receive $6,000 more per year
The judge sided with the 12 cities by noting that the state legislature has favored local oversight of ambulance services
More than 70 percent voted in favor of unionizing in order to address ongoing issues that impact patient care
Under the model, officials would use current paramedics, but there鈥檚 no role for the employed EMTs
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic earned more than the fire chief and city manager due to an extraordinary amount of overtime
The president of San Antonio鈥檚 firefighters association said his city is starting to feel the strain of only having 34 full-time rigs
Increasing call volume, a growing population and a shrinking department have spelled trouble for the city鈥檚 emergency medical responders
Feras Awwad said he was not paid time and one-half for the overtime hours he worked
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