Labor & Union Issues
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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
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Our co-hosts discuss a pending lawsuit against Rural/Metro for denying crews state-required 10 minute breaks
Ahead of the potential walkout Monday, Mount Sinai said it started diverting most ambulances and transferring some patients
Mequon鈥檚 first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Twin City Ambulance has said it cannot be Lockport鈥檚 main EMS service going forward, and the fire department is not allowed to run its own ambulance service
鈥淥ur worry is that this policy will only exacerbate the danger our members are faced with,鈥� said FDNY EMS union Local 2507 leader Oren Barzilay
A union leader said staff shortages and delays would continue until the British government increases wages
The single-engine aircraft was ensnared about 100 feet off the ground, and the rescuers used a crane
The dual roles will come with a pay increase, though the plan will take at least two months to implement due to training
Juan Wilson was an 11-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department, according to Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734
Vincent Variale, president of the Uniformed EMS Officers Union Local 3621, says Capt. Alison Russo might still be alive if someone had been with her
鈥淲e have firefighters that are working 96-hour shifts,鈥� said Isaac McLennan of the Portland Firefighter鈥檚 Association
G. Wade Cannon鈥檚 cancer battle reportedly inspired other Flower Mound firefighters to get checked and two of them discovered early-stage colon cancer
鈥淔or the third time, we told you we are out of service,鈥� an EMT is heard saying on a recording of Baltimore City Fire Department radio traffic
ACTEMS President Selena Xie calls the 1-year contract a stopgap measure to address staffing difficulties
The union also said that its members earn 33-50% less than police officers and firefighters
Aurora Local 1290 union president: 鈥淚f they鈥檙e going to give us a sedative, we need some sort of protections for our membership for legal aspects鈥�
The Honolulu Fire Department is leading the investigation with assistance from federal, state and local agencies
AMR providers started transporting mental health patients in 2016, and some say their increased contact with people having such crises puts them at increased risk
Union president Mark Barrett said he would like to see the additional funds go toward employee pay and retention
The complaints include allegations that Grady Memorial Hospital management retaliated against people for working to organize into a union
The group of medics, EMTs and nurses said that making Grady EMS a more appealing workplace would help with retention and call response
The San Bernardino County agreement also adds two more steps to workers鈥� salary cap
鈥淗e has been the most pro-first responder governor that I have seen in my entire 37 years in Florida,鈥� said Reedy Creek Professional Firefighters President Jon Shirey
Auburn Permanent Firefighters Local 4157 established a fund to support the family of Lt. Paul Wood
鈥淲e鈥檝e had multiple situations because of how poorly maintained our fleet of vehicles is, where an ambulance will break down en route to critical calls,鈥� the union president said
鈥淚t鈥檚 shocking that the department doesn鈥檛 already have such a plan,鈥� said Oren Barzilay, president of Local 2507, which represents EMTs, medics and inspectors
The Annapolis agreements also include two $3,000 COVID-19 bonuses 鈥� one in July and one in 2023
The Deferred Retirement Option Program applies to hires made after July 2007; newer union members agreed to pay more in retirement benefits
A grocery store assistant manager said she was berated for whispering; the call taker said she is 鈥渂eing attacked for one side of the story鈥�
Mesa鈥檚 city manager and the firefighter鈥檚 union have competing ideas of the best way to improve service to slow spots
The families of the victims have received death certificates, but they also need autopsy reports or toxicology tests to get benefits
