Labor & Union Issues
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The EMS Counts Act would update federal labor statistics to include EMS providers who also serve as firefighters
What happens if EMS providers who use marijuana safely and legally test positive days later in violation of policies?
There are great EMS employers out there, but finding them takes time, and the willingness to take risks on the unknown
Officials ruled to allow fire departments to enforce a 鈥榸ero tolerance鈥� rule against illegal drug use by paramedics and EMTs
鈥淲e鈥檙e talking about trying to resolve a system that鈥檚 been broken for 15 to 20 years. We鈥檙e addressing a long-standing problem,鈥� Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe said
The residents are speaking out in hopes that the ambulance company will win the bid to be the permanent EMS provider next month
The raid is part of an ongoing criminal investigation, but employees have not been told the reason for the raid
If the state bids out non-emergency medical transportation, the loss of revenue could prove critical to the operation of some EMS agencies
They will be out a job after the town decided to use an outside company for emergency services
It鈥檚 a move public officials are increasingly willing to make, but city fire officials warn it can be dangerous
Contract with city shows EMS taking the lead toward a more stable work situation
It includes a two percent pay increase beginning in 2014 and marks the first union agreement during the city鈥檚 bankruptcy filing
Members of Local 4911 voted overwhelmingly Friday to approve the new two-year contract with Rural/Metro
Currently, Iowa does not consider emergency medical services an essential service; rural ambulance are funded with donations
A state audit shows that the responders should receive benefits if they work more than 15 hours per week
The new offer guarantees no layoffs in 2014 and 2015; the department will reduce the size of the paramedic class to nine in 2014
While the patient was still in the ER following a panic attack, the firefighter/EMT began contacting her via Facebook
The charges stated that from 2007 through 2011, he reported performing 鈥渢housands of surgical procedures, often as many as 20 or more in a single day鈥�
The city鈥檚 proposal states that in exchange for a reduction in the number of paramedics to be trained, the union will be given assurances that layoffs will not take place in 2014.
A woman can be seen in the video trying to move the EMT off the cashier who he pinned to the ground
San Diego Fire-Rescue chief wants to change the system so that he oversees the ambulances serving the city
This will be achieved through 12-hour shifts of part-timers with on-call stipends for each shift
Terminated veteran firefighter says she was left in a burning building by her male partner and has been harassed for years
Colleagues are calling for the FDNY to discipline the EMT for lying to investigators about a high-profile case involving two paramedics
None of the administrators whom EMTs said were directly responsible for the hostile work environment and underperformance of the division have been terminated or demoted as a result
Some don鈥檛 like the contract鈥檚 lack of coordination when position ambulances; they say it鈥檚 difficult for rescue squads to get approval to deploy more ambulances
A new city audit that surveyed medics says they鈥檙e sleepy on the job, have trouble focusing at times, and are frustrated
Officials say the move would save taxpayers about half a million dollars and wouldn鈥檛 affect the quality of service
While treating a patient in a home on a medical call, she heard the screams of a puppy and saw a man outside striking it in the head with a blunt object
We need to look beyond the immediacy of emergency care to make the EMS vocation a profession
He broke through the window of an ambulance and fled from medics; he was treated at an area hospital and booked into a jail
They may sell its headquarters and streamline services following the scandal; the group says it鈥檚 on life support and needs community support