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Apr. 03, 2020

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Desperate for Relief, Under Unprecedented Strain, FDNY EMS Continues to Serve

The breadth of the crisis that the 4,500 members of AFSCME Local 2507 (District Council 37), which represents the EMTs, paramedics and fire inspectors of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY), are facing is unparalleled.

Desperate for Relief, Under Unprecedented Strain, FDNY EMS Continues to Serve

Mar. 27, 2020

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Arizona EMS Workers Put Their Communities First but Struggle to Find Resources

Davidson works for American Medical Response (AMR), a private company that provides medical transportation services in communities across the country. Even as she and her co-workers are expected to battle a pandemic without precedent, they have to fight for even a minimum amount of respect from their employer.

Arizona EMS Workers Put Their Communities First but Struggle to Find Resources

Mar. 25, 2020

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‘Ready to Hold the Line’ in Arizona

“There is a sense that it’s the calm before the storm,” said Cribb, a member of EMS Workers United/AFSCME Local 2960. “We don’t know if we might be 15 days out from seeing a rush of patients. It’s a big question mark.”

‘Ready to Hold the Line’ in Arizona

Mar. 25, 2020

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NY Paramedic: ‘Our Most Immediate Concern is a Shortage of Equipment’

Everyone I work with is committed to this community. We also live here. We will fight this, but the sacrifice of people on the front lines deserves respect from Congress.

NY Paramedic: ‘Our Most Immediate Concern is a Shortage of Equipment’

Mar. 25, 2020

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Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight

"We need the federal government to step up and provide direct funding to state and local governments who are leading the fight against this virus.”

Corrections, EMS Workers Stress Need for Resources in COVID-19 Fight