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TENSIONS RISE
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Members demand answers from AMR!
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NEMSA President's response to AMR
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NEMSA
Sponsors Trike-A-Thoner to benefit St. Jude
Children's Hospital.
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A members in
Boston picket AMR
In re
TACOMA, WA AMR
RATIFIES!
85% Say "Yes" to their new NEMSA contract! which highlights
a 21.45% raise and many other workplace improvements.
sponse to multiple federal labor law violations,
NEMSA members, employed at AMR across New England, send
a clear message to management that they will not be
backing down.
135
New Shop Stewards elected in the NorthEast!
NEMSA’s
newest members in the NorthEast (Formerly IAEP Local 1)
are stepping up and getting it done big in New England.
In less than 45 days since NEMSA became their union,
shop steward numbers went from 7 to 135. The NEMSA
difference is really turning out North East members that
want to take an active roll in bettering their work
lives.
NEMSA
puts pressure on EMS Agency.
Stanislaus County California –
NEMSA
takes strong position against EMS agency refusing to allow
employees representation in agency investigations.
NEMSA
Names New
V.P.
In
keeping with NEMSA’s bylaws, NEMSA’s Board of
Directors approved the appointment of Eric Stephens
to fill out the remainder of V.P. Tom Nipper’s final
year in office. Mr. Nipper recently stepped down as
V.P. and will serve as an uncompensated public
relations agent for NEMSA.
NEMSA
Takes AMR San Diego!
After AMR pulled out all the stops, including a personal
campaign visit from EMSC Chairman and CEO Bill Sanger, COO Don Harvey and
Labor VP Dave Banelli, AMR was still only able to muster 24 votes against
NEMSA.
NEMSA welcomes the newest
bargaining unit.
NEMSA
WINS!…AGAIN
NEMSA brings EMS exclusive representation to
the hard working EMS professionals of Tacoma,
Washington AMR; breaking the 25 year grip the
Teamsters had on their less than satisfied EMS
membership. NEMSA
congratulates all AMR Pierce County employees in
making the switch.
NEMSA
Triker, 4 Year old Ashlyn put
on her helmet and peddled like a champ to help raise
over $3,500.00 for St. Jude's Children Research
Hospital.
NEMSA
BEATS LOCAL 250(UHW).....AGAIN!
NEMSA members in
Shasta took on UHW (Local 250) members from Mercy
Medical Center and in typical NEMSA fashion,
handedly defeated them at the NEMSA sponsored EMS
Week BBQ and Softball game. "It was
lighthearted with allot of fun and laughs and we
will no doubt be doing it again next year" said
NEMSA EMT Lesley McCoy. "We stopped keeping score
after NEMSA was up 17-3, but they were great sports;
I never had so much fun getting my butt kicked!"
Commented a UHW team member who wished to
remain anonymous.
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NEMSA
makes it 4 years in a row
lending a hand and assisting in the foundation's
raising over $84,000.00 for wishes at this years
Make A Wish Foundation's Annual Twilight Walk for
Wishes Fund Raiser.
NEMSA OFFICER AND DIRECTOR VOTE
COMPLETE!
Results -
President - TORREN COLCORD
Secretary - ALIS SHAPIRO
CA Valley Director - STEVE MURDOCK
CA Bay Director - STEVE LUCEY
RATIFIED2!
North Hollywood
members bring home their new contract with a 95%
ratification!
North Hollywood AMR (9-5-07): NEMSA
members ratify new 3 year contract. Among other
items gained, wage increases came in at 20 - 25% over
the life of the contract. "We worked our tails off!
Nothing was easy in these negotiations" commented Carlos
Osorio, NEMSA Chief Shop Steward. NEMSA President,
Torren Colcord said "AMR is not the same company it was even
a year ago, changing a comma is a week long battle with this
company. I commend this team for their endurance and in
winning a hard fight."
RATIFIED!
New England
Members vote to accept New Contract by a 95% margin!
After a very hard fought and
intense contract battle, which included a near strike of
over 1,000 EMS workers all over New England, NEMSA
members in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire brought it
all home Thursday night when they voted overwhelmingly to
approve the new deal which went from a 1% wage cut to a
raise of over 14%!
NEMSA
SAN
DIEGO
RATIFIES CONTRACT BY 88%!!
Members
of NEMSA's San Diego bargaining
unit ended 6 months of tough negotiations with a
overwhelming ratification vote. Highlights
of the new agreement include a much needed condensing of the wage
scales, with increases from 13-25% over 3 years, a $3,250.00
signing bonus and $ for $ 401K match among other needed
improvements.
Click Here to read the ratified Agreement
East Coast NEMSA members answer
the call to help soften a true heart breaking tragedy for two young
children.
After the untimely deaths of their
parents, one of which was a Boston NEMSA Shop Steward and AMR
Paramedic; the two smallest casualties of this tragedy have been
“adopted” by the over 1,000 East Coast NEMSA members who’s hearts
reach out to help.
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