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August 2010

 

-8/5:  NEMSA BOD Meeting, 1000hrs, NEMSA Corporate Office

-8/9 - 8/13:  NEMSA North Hollywood Contract Negotiations

-8/10:  NEMSA Priority One LA Contract Negotiations

-8/23:  NEMSA Board of Directors, Special Meeting via Conference Call, 1000hrs - Modesto Corporate Office

-8/23-25:  NEMSA Riverside Contract Negotiations

-8/27:  Membership Meeting, 1100 hrs - Modesto Corporate Office

-8/30 - 9/3:  NEMSA Waterbury / Farmington Valley Contract Negotiations

 

September 2010

-8/30 - 9/3:  NEMSA Waterbury / Farmington Valley Contract Negotiations

-9/13 - 9/17:  NEMSA San Diego (AMR) Contract Negotiations

-9/20 - 9/24:  NEMSA  Hartford CT Transportation Specialists (Chair Car) Contract Negotiations

-9/30:  NEMSA San Diego (AMR) Labor / Management Committee Meeting, 0945 hrs, Balboa Station

 

October  2010

-10/4 - 10/8:  NEMSA San Diego (AMR) Contract Negotiations

-10/12 - 10/14:  NEMSA Springfield MA Comm Contract Negotiations

- 10/20:  NEMSA Board Of Directors Regular Meeting, 1000hrs, Modesto Corporate Office (Tentative Date Only, Subject To Change)

- 10/25 - 10/29:  NEMSA Hartford CT Transportation Specialists (Chair Car) Contract Negotiations

November 2010

-11/1 - 11/5:  NEMSA San Diego (AMR) Contract Negotiations

December 2010

 -12/6 - 12/10:  NEMSA San Diego (AMR) Contract Negotiations

ARCHIVED CALENDAR EVENTS

 

 

July 2010

-7/8:  NEMSA Riverside Shop Steward Training

-7/9:  NEMSA San Diego Shop Steward Training (Rural Metro and AMR)

-7/9:  NEMSA Officer Election Ballots Due

 

-7/12:  NEMSA Annual Meeting and BOD Meeting, 1000 hrs, Corporate Office Modesto

-7/13:  NEMSA San Mateo ALS Contract Ratification Voting 0600-0800 and 1800-2100

-7/13:  NEMSA Rural Metro San Diego Contract Ratification Voting

-7/14-16:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 SF Contract Negotiations

-7/16:  NEMSA San Mateo ALS Contract Ratification Voting 0600-0800 and 1800-2100

-7/16:  NEMSA Rural Metro San Diego Contract Ratification Voting

-7/19 - 7/23:  NEMSA North Hollywood Contract Negotiations

-7/20-22:  NEMSA Waterbury Contract Negotiations

- 7/27: BOD Meeting, 1000 hrs Via Conference Call

-7/29:  NEMSA / AMR San Diego LMC

 

June 2010

-6/2:  NEMSA Pierce County Shop Steward Training - Cancelled, Will be rescheduled at a later time

-6/14- 6/15:  NEMSA Riverside CCT Contract Negotiations

-6/15:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 SF Contract Negotiations

 

-6/15:  2010 Officer Election Ballots Mailed To Members

-6/16- 6/17:  NEMSA Riverside Contract Negotiations

-6/18:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 SF Contract Negotiations

-6/22 -6/23:  NEMSA Priority One LA Contract Negotiations

-6/24:  2010 Officer Elections:  If you have not received a ballot by this date, call NEMSA for a replacement ballot. 866-544-7398

-6/28:  NEMSA Northern California Chief Shop Stewards Council

-6/29 - 6/30:  NEMSA Priority One LA Contract Negotiations

May 2010

-5/4 - 5/6:  NEMSA Waterbury Contract Negotiations

-5/7:  BOD Meeting

-5/16 - 5/22:  HAPPY EMS WEEK!

-5:26 - 5/28:  NEMSA Riverside CCT RN Contract Negotiations

April 2010

- 4/1:  NEMSA Northern California Chief Shop Stewards Council

- 4/5 -4/9:  NEMSA Riverside CCT Contract Negotiations

- 4/6 - 4/7:  NEMSA Rural Metro San Diego Contract Negotiations

- 4:14 - 4/15:  Riverside CBA Ratification Vote

- 4:14 - 4/15:  San Mateo Paramedics Contract Negotiations

- 4/20:  Northern California Santa Cruz LMC

- 4/22 - 4/23:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 SF Contract Negotiations

- 4/26:  Northern California Marin, CCT, SF LMC

March 2010

-3/4:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 Contract Negotiations

-3/5:  NEMSA BOD Meeting

-3/8 - 3/12:  NEMSA Waterbury Contract Negotiations

-3/19:  NEMSA San Mateo ALS Contract Negotiations

-3/23:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 Contract Negotiations

-3/30 - 3/31:  NEMSA Pro Transport-1 Contract Negotiations

February 2010

-2/1 - 2/4:  NEMSA Riverside CCT Contract Negotiations

-2/9:  NEMSA Stanislaus County/AMR Restructuring Meeting

-2/11:  NEMSA BOD Meeting, Modesto 1000 hrs

-2/15 - 2/19:  NEMSA Waterbury Contract Negotiations

-2/22 - 2/26:  NEMSA Riverside Contract Negotiations

January 2010

-1/4 - 1/8:  NEMSA San Mateo ALS Contract Negotiations

-1/6 - 1:7:  NEMSA Springfield Communications Contract Negotiations

-1/11 -1/15:  NEMSA Riverside Contract Negotiations

-1/19:  NEMSA Northern California Chief Stewards Council - Modesto CA

-1/21:  NEMSA BOD Meeting - Modesto, CA - Postponed to 2/11/10

-11/30 - 12/4: NEMSA Riverside Contract Negotiations

-12/2:  NEMSA Northeast Refresher Shop Steward Training - NE

-12/5:  NEMSA Northeast Refresher Shop Steward Training - NE

-12/8:  Northern California Core LMC

-12/14 - 12/18:  NEMSA Waterbury Contract Negotiations

-12/28 - 12/30:  NEMSA Riverside CCT Contract Negotiations

 
How to join NEMSA
Private EMS Professionals and Labor Unions
 The world of private EMS employment is divided in two:  Union and Non-Union.  Both have major impacts on EVERY EMS Provider. 

Unionized EMS Providers generally find themselves to be parts of larger “umbrella” unions that may represent pipefitters, cheesemakers, auto-mechanics, government clerks, office employees, and others.   Examples include the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT or Teamsters), National Association Of Government Employees (NAGE), etc…  These unions claim they have strength in their large numbers.  However, seldom have these unions delivered results for EMS workers.   

So called other EMS unions like International Association of EMTs and Paramedics (IAEP) are just branches of these larger “umbrella unions” such as Service Employees International Union (SEIU) or the Teamsters.  Members get a great sounding union name but no change in behavior and no better results. 

Having so many members in so many diversified fields means each member group gets less and less attention.  In contract negotiations, less and less attention is paid to the details and nuances of the contract.  Less research, less preparation, and virtually no understanding of EMS are the hallmarks of these unions. 

The results are obvious.  Union members left to themselves with sub-par contracts and very little ever changes while these “umbrella” unions extract every cent they can in union dues from each member to fund their bloated infrastructure and give donations to politicians who do not address EMS related issues.  EMS workers voices are so small within these large one-size-fits all unions that little to no progress is made and EMS workers are left to suffer.  Wages remain low, benefits unaffordable, and nobody has any hope.

Non-union private employers also drive down wages by paying even less to EMS workers than their union counterparts.  These EMS workers are lucky to make any amount above minimum wage and are generally under the tight watch of greedy employers who make extra profit off the backs of these hardworking employees.  These employers despise unions because they have the best of all worlds, higher profit plus lower paid employees equals high turnover.  High turnover means nobody will unionize because nobody can afford to stay employed there long enough to try. 

Whether non-union or in an ineffective "umbrella" union, EMS Professionals suffer.  Wages, Benefits, Working Conditions, Professional Recognition and Treatment all suffer because everybody gets a piece of the pie... except for EMS Professionals...  NEMSA is changing that...
 
 

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