Labor & Union Issues
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Contract with city shows EMS taking the lead toward a more stable work situation
We need to look beyond the immediacy of emergency care to make the EMS vocation a profession
Making decisions purely on emotion and superficial knowledge
Lt. Kellene Davis鈥� retirement was approved before she could face punishment after a man suffered a heart attack and died across the street from a firehouse
The city wants to form a committee to review the report of a consultant, who has been criticized for failing to meet with rank-and-file firefighters
The chief said the shifting of EMS responsibilities to a different county would reduce their calls by 300 a year
The city wants to increase ambulance fees by 14 percent to hire new full-time medics after 107 EMS providers were capped at 29.5 hours per week in response to health care costs
Fire commissioner: 鈥淚f you want to be union, grab your stuff and go somewhere else guys, because it (isn鈥檛) going to work in Williston鈥�
Family members expressed outrage over the department鈥檚 handling of the issue, including holding a closed-door review of the officer on duty
He apologized in court to a former employee for nearly five years of racial slurs he made at work
Employees showed up for work in the morning and were told they no longer have jobs
Depending on the collection rate, the city could lose $364,000 or earn $15,000 per year if run by the fire department
Mayor Nutter鈥檚 proposal will send out ambulances on advanced life-support calls with a medic and lesser-qualified EMT rather than the usual two medics
Police say they haven鈥檛 had a chance to negotiate the extra work that comes with carrying Narcan; firefighters say they respond to medical emergencies and should be the ones administering it
Defunct DEMSI owes its employees a total of $48K, and a court ruled they will receive the past-due wages
The error cost the city $336K/year and benefited about 110 firefighters and EMTs; many feel the adjustment will serve as a de facto pay cut
City officials argued that integration is vital to save money and improve the response time and efficiency of rescue services
An ambulance and medic shortage has caused the department to fall short of of a state-mandated response goal
Officials are hoping a $1 million federal grant will pay for firefighters to work 24 hours a day to make up for lack of volunteers
He鈥檚 offering $5K bonuses to recruits; some are skeptical after First Med closed overnight, leaving hundreds without jobs
You can deduct the cost of cleaning your uniform, but not the price of the spaghetti you spilled on it
They walked out on the meeting after a city councilman compared the firefighters to quasi doctors and AMR employees to nurses
鈥淚鈥檓 tired of being a political punching bag,鈥� he said after two audits revealed a six-figure deficit
A Rural/Metro general manager, six medics and two office assistants were among those who quit without notice, reportedly for other jobs
A lack of investment in ambulances and medics has left them short of the 80 percent response rate and could be putting patients鈥� safety at risk
The investigation found no wrongdoing; he was accused of placing a charged cardiac arrest monitor on a student
An appeal has been filed against claims of 鈥榓 pattern of unprofessional conduct, discourtesy and lack of respect for his co-workers鈥�
More than 100 cops, firefighters and other city workers faked mental disabilities in order get tens of thousands of dollars in Social Security benefits
She claims she has suffered from discrimination, retaliation and a hostile workplace for eight years
An anonymous email writer accused the trainer, Bill Brocklesby, of placing a charged cardiac arrest monitor on a student
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