Labor & Union Issues
The labor and union issues topic brings together a range of relevant news, articles and resources for EMS personnel and agencies.
California鈥檚 private EMS providers need to enjoy the same legal protections as firefighter-paramedics
Low hourly wages is a main contributor to most career EMS providers working two or more jobs
Once a volunteer EMS agency decides to hire paid EMTs, these questions must be answered before the positions are announced and interviews begin
Leaders cite safety concerns, potential for confusion among non-English speaking patients
鈥楳embers who are not paid will not attend,鈥� union head said of event meant to honor COVID-19 emergency workers as pay bargaining continues with mayor鈥檚 office
New York City and other communities need to show their respect for paramedics, EMTs through pay equity
The Portsmouth Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedic Association said the area is at risk due to responder staffing levels
Newark鈥檚 fire and police unions raised concerns about training, equipment and compensation related to the new response plan
The Portsmouth union members are among the first government employees in Virginia to request collective bargaining since the ban was lifted May 1
EMS officials testified before state legislative committees saying medics are going underpaid and the system is at risk of collapse
Several Beaufort County EMS providers said they have worked more than 100 hours a week due to 鈥渕andatory 48s鈥�
The recently published report may have implications for EMS providers who work long hours and frequent overtime shifts
City first responders have been eligible to get the vaccine since January
The former Buffalo firefighter-EMT says he was fired under an outdated collective bargaining agreement
The Durham union said it can take as long as 10 minutes for firefighters to be dispatched to a call
Firefighters shared emotional testimony to the state legislature about their struggles with traumatic calls
IAFF Local 734 shared an audio clip of someone saying there were no units to send to the scene of a quadruple shooting
Officials chose to alter staffing for an ambulance that runs within city limits, where it can get to the hospital quicker
FDNY EMS union officials said the city is moving too fast on the program, which hasn鈥檛 been tested yet
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay cited a string of vandalism in addition to dozens of assaults on personnel
Nearly 200 people spoke either for or against the switch from AMR to Falck ahead of the long-awaited vote
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay was among the providers who answered the call for medical help
Public safety communications officials called the change 鈥渉istoric鈥� and the result of 鈥渕any years of hard work鈥�
Shelly LeGere is currently campaigning to have ALS fire apparatus respond to medical calls
Union leaders disagreed with the fire commissioner鈥檚 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鈥檛 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 鈥渟pread too thin鈥� 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鈥橬ae 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
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