Local 2507 in the News

By Bill Parry | July 20, 2023 Few in Queens will forget when the borough was known as the “epicenter of the epicenter” during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when the only sounds coming from the […]

“All of our units are staged at street corners. We’re sitting ducks,” said Oren Barzilay, head of Local 2507 representing ambulance EMTs and paramedics, which are not contracted out by the FDNY. Barzilay said his […]

The Uniformed EMS Officers Union says the “Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist” position carries lieutenant responsibilities with less pay FDNY unions at odds over new EMT sergeant position — one sees chance for advancement; other […]

This member update links to various articles exposing the NYC Mayor’s plan to raise the minimum wage for app-based food delivery drivers that will exceed the wage of EMTs. Click on the logos or headlines […]

OpinionBy Oren Barzilay | May 26, 2023 New York would be in deep trouble without the lifesaving work of its brave first responders, most especially our city’s “Street Doctors” of the FDNY EMS. In 2022, […]

Union seeking contract talks BY DUNCAN FREEMAN | May 16, 2023 Oren Barzilay, president of DC 37’s Local 2507, which represents about 4,000 EMS workers and fire protection inspectors, will begin a third three-year term […]

By Camille Botello | April 26, 2023 The Bronx District Attorney’s office announced that the defendant in the 2017 murder case of FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo was sentenced to life in prison without parole.  Jose Gonzalez, […]

By Jessica Moore | April 26, 2023 NEW YORK — Jose Gonzalez, the man convicted of murdering FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo, was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without parole. Gonzalez stole Arroyo’s ambulance and then ran […]

ByDerick Waller  Wednesday, April 26, 2023 BRONX, New York (WABC) — The man convicted of killing beloved FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo six years ago received the maximum sentence on Wednesday morning. Jose Gonzalez was sentenced to […]