Local 2507 in the News

Three commercials produced for the EMS workers deserve equal pay campaign.

OpinionNew York Times Editorial Board Paramedics and E.M.T.s are just as professional as firefighters and should be compensated accordingly. By The Editorial Board The editorial board represents the opinions of the board, its editor and the […]

By TREVOR BOYER , ELIZABETH KEOGH  and CATHY BURKE| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |JUL 07, 2019 An FDNY paramedic missing from his Queens home was the focus of an increasingly frantic search on Sunday as his wife described his disappearance as out […]

EMS Locals Demand Action on Assaults on First Responders Originally posted on March 22, 2019 by Mike Lee As DC 37’s Emergency Medical Services unions continue to push City Hall to remedy the pay gap between […]

New York Post | Feb. 28, 2019 | Drug cocktail causes a sickening experience for EMT spit victims The Chief | Feb. 27, 2019 | EMS Union: Assaults Rising Far More Than FDNY Statistics Have Indicated The Chief | […]

By Rich Calder | New York Post | February 28, 2019 Joshua Valdes was spat on while working as an EMT — and spent the next month with his head in the toilet. The 36-year-old Staten Island […]

Say Lax Response by Law Enforcement Discourages Reporting By Bob Hennelly | The Chief | February 27, 2019 Assaults on Fire Department Emergency Medical Service personnel are a serious problem, according to testimony at a […]