EMS Workers Win 10% Raise in Sacramento
EMS professionals here signed a new contract with their employer, First Responders EMS (FREMS) that includes a 10 percent raise over the three-year term.Besides the 10 percent raise, the new collective bargaining agreement includes a ratification bonus, strong union rig...
Up-to-date Equipment, Adequate Training, Better Industry Standards
"From New England to California, paramedics and EMTs are coming together to demand access to up-to-date equipment, adequate training, and better industry standards in order to provide safe and efficient care to the public,"
New Law Protects EMS from Assaults
NEW YORK – A two-year battle for legislation that would help stop assaults on Emergency Medical Services Paramedics and Technicians (EMS/EMT) has ended in a victory for the dedicated first responders throughout the state of New York.Attacks on EMS and EMT workers have b...
EMS Workers Save Lives and Communities
Robert Mills was visiting relatives in southern New Mexico when he heard the sound of a crash. About 150 yards away, a neighbor riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) had driven into the side of a passing vehicle and was lying unconscious on the road, apparently unable to...
Back-to-Back Victories for EMS Professionals Grow the Union
September 27, 2012 (San Francisco, CA) -- EMS professionals employed by American Medical Response (AMR) in more than a dozen counties across the state voted decisively yesterday to join United EMS Workers-AFSCME Local 4911.