Cities refusing to provide EMS and rescue employees needed resources

[VinceVega91]

http://www.cleveland19.com/2018/12/18/city-cleveland-denying-ptsd-support-cleveland-ems-workers/

Anybody else’s cities and administrations like to **** over their own employees? Just curious. Please be descriptive and share the post with others if you can. Thanks!

 

[DrParasite]

I'd heard of similar things when it comes to private services, but not in a municipal service. I did find it humorous that both parties agreed to go to arbitration, and when the arbitrator sided with the union, the city then asked the the union to set aside the arbitrator's ruling.

I also think it's pretty sad that the city "opposes paid leave for mental trauma “due to the difficulties associated with verifying such claims, potential for abuse", yet they have no issues issues with the PD and FD having this protection, nor any documented claims of abuse from the existing city agencies that already have this protection.

I'm curious what the unions next steps will be.

 

[VinceVega91]

Excellent point about PD and FD getting what they need and not EMS. As far as I know the EMS union has 30 days to respond to the city’s results.