7/17/13 - The County Board of Commissioners approved a new union contract with the Livingston County paramedics at its regular meeting Monday night. EMS Director Jeff Boyd tells WHMI he is happy with the contract, which has been in negotiation since last fall. It is a three-year agreement with a wage opener in 2014. Although some firefighters and police unions are immune, the paramedicsâ union is subject to the recently-passed right to work law. Boyd says in addition to addressing health care, language, and financial issues, the new contract provides better pay for paramedics who get specialized training, such as mobile intensive care unit or paramedic training. He says this will encourage paramedics to go the extra mile and provide the county with better emergency health care. (TD)
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