Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
Proposed solutions don鈥檛 match the immediate needs or evolving long-term mission of an urban EMS department
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss a threat by an Ariz. ambulance company to go on strike over pension pay
News about AMR sending billing jobs overseas sparked a discussion on outsourcing EMS jobs now and in the future
Florida department鈥檚 newly appointed fire chief said to have less experience and education
A Detroit EMS union steward says $12/hour is inadequate for the risks of violence medics encounter on every shift
The ambulance service can鈥檛 afford to pay enough EMTs to stay open, according to state law
The workers are angry that they have been without a new pay and conditions agreement for 10 months
An EMS organization with one or more of these problems is in severe distress and needs immediate managerial interventions
The NAEMT calls on EMS professionals to ask their representatives in Congress to support military medics
The program follows a new state law that allows medics and EMTs to function in nonemergency roles
Coastline EMS CEO said the company received threats against personnel and equipment from the union and its members
The private ambulances would help handle less serious calls so that DC Fire and EMS can respond in a timely fashion to every emergency call
The EMT and volunteer firefighter also struck with his car and killed a 29-year-old pregnant woman in a separate incident
The provider used a racial slur and other offensive language in the post that appeared to be a reference to a patient being picked up for transport
The suit states that the paramedic was reassigned to dispatch because of his illness
The Warren County EMT was charged with possession of meth and distribution of prescription drugs
Those who work 16- to 24-hour shifts have a 60 percent greater chance of injury and illness than those who work 8-hour shifts
Call volume for ambulances is at all-time high and includes calls for stubbed toes, headaches and toothaches
Paramedics say the plan will dilute the care they provide and prevent promotions for those who don鈥檛 cross train
A high salary might attract medics, but it is workplace satisfaction and culture that keeps them for the long term
Medics are pressured to work substantial and unpredictable amounts of overtime
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson also discuss the story out of Beaufort, S.C., where county employees lost their health benefits
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the benefits if paramedic schools were to start offering programs where students can focus on a specific niche in the EMS field
From community paramedicine to industrial safety, hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson disucss ways paramedics can specialilze in the EMS field
The petition was launched on the heels of N.Y.鈥檚 minimum wage increase to $15 per hour for fast food workers, which is more than what many public safety workers are paid
We should be applauding NY鈥檚 decision to increase minimum wage, and fight for better compensation in our own industry
A paramedic鈥檚 powerful Facebook post slammed complaints against fast food workers earning the same $15 per hour as him after New York raised minimum wage
SA国际传媒 readers react to the acquisition announcement with optimism, questions and caution
With pay starting at $9.63 an hour, the EMS director said he hasn鈥檛 had a medic apply in over a year
He was placed on paid administrative leave July 14, and terminated Monday for an unspecified reason
The EMT has worked a high-paying desk job for a year instead of returning to the ambulance as an EMT
Groton Ambulance Association is accused of providing no service on seven days in April and May and not responding to five calls in June
Paramedics with Gold Cross Ambulance have reached a breaking point after nearly a year in negotiations with the company
