Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and paramedics are medical professionals that protect families and communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Saving lives is a reward within itself, but many of these workers receive only cut-rate wages. 

Right now, the company contracted to provide emergency medical services to Buffalo and neighboring communities--Rural/Metro Corporation--pays its workers less on average than emergency workers in nearby cities such as Albany, Rochester and Syracuse, and less than the competition. Rural/Metro’s employees haven’t had a contract for months and may be forced into further actions to secure one. They need your help. 

Please tell Rural/Metro that paying low wages devalues the life-saving role of first responders and makes it difficult for them to survive financially. Tell them to bargain a fair contract.

Sample Letter for Campaign

Dear [ Decision Maker ] ,

I am writing to demand that Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics working in the Greater Buffalo area be paid a fair wage. Buffalo and surrounding communities depend on high quality and reliable service from experienced paramedics and EMTs. These medical professionals protect families and communities 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Rural/Metro, I call on you to stop worsening labor relations and instead to bargain in good faith to reach a fair and equitable contract that will improve working conditions and raise wages to the level of other emergency medical professionals in western New York.

Sincerely,

Campaign Launched:
November 13, 2008