Missouri EMS Pros Vote to Join AFSCME

[Omaha Steve]

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http://www.afscme.org/blog/missouri-ems-pros-vote-to-join-afscme




BY MICHAEL BOOKMAN | JUNE 27, 2014

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – With an overwhelming majority voting “yes” this week, EMS professionals at AMR-Independence/South Platte are now part of EMS Workers United-AFSCME, the nation's fastest growing union for emergency medical personnel.

"After all of our hard work these past few months, this is a big moment for us," said Laura Cain, a paramedic and an active member of the union’s organizing committee. Coming from a strong union family, with firefighter brothers and an autoworker dad, Cain says she knows that the election marks a beginning and is ready for the challenges ahead.

"We knew when we started this, things wouldn't be easy,” Cain says. “This has always been about elevating the EMS profession and that's what we're going to do."

FULL story at link.

[Sherman A1]

1. Good news!

Excellent!

[bleedinglib]

2. Way to go EMS!!

I was a union carpenter/lath & plaster for 40 years in Calif. The union provided me with a living wage & allowed my wife too stay at home with the kids (how important is this) I was hurt on the job & unable too run with the big dogs any more!!. Well, if I didn't have my union I would have been kicked out in the street!!
When I hear the rush limpballs of the world spouting their reagan crap about unions it makes me sick

[leftyohiolib]

3. thanks for the heads up o.s.