Medics find wage-increase proposal insulting and inadequate amid enormous staffing crunch.
After Austin's EMS union asked for a $7 increase to base hourly pay for entry level medics, the city came back with an offer of 39 cents per hourasked for a $7 per hour increase to the base wage of $19.56 per hour paid to entry-level medics, the city of Austin has presented a counteroffer – a 39 cent per hour increase in the first year of the four-year contract.said last week during a public broadcast of the negotiations between her union and the city."The city's new wage proposal .
"We value our medics and will continue to do what we can as a City to attract and retain the best medics for our citizens," read a city statement."But we are unable to meet their request for a 55% base wage increase over 4 yearsand must remain fiscally responsible.
The proposal has puzzled the union, however, because that hiring policy would reverse a practice the city pushed for – and the union resisted – in 2010. Back then, EMS had trouble hiring paramedics and required ambulances be staffed by two paramedics. So two policy changes were instituted: Ambulances could be staffed with one emergency medical technician and one paramedic, and every new hire into the department would enter as an EMT but could be fast-tracked for promotion as warranted.
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