Mayor Justin Bibb has agreed to boost entry wages for paramedics looking to transfer to Cleveland EMS.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – In a bid to boost EMS staffing, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and the union representing Cleveland EMS workers have agreed to higher starting wages for experienced paramedics.
Until now, those paramedics, who often make around $30 an hour, were looking at a massive wage cut if they wanted to join Cleveland EMS, because they would’ve started out at a training wage far lower than what they were earning elsewhere, said Timothy Sommerfelt, secretary of the Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees.
Mayor Justin Bibb, in a Tuesday news release, said the boost is part of his commitment to reimagining public safety in Cleveland. All the ambulances in the world will just sit parked if you don’t have the paramedics to staff them,” union President Mark Barrett said in the release. “The Bibb Administration and EMS Commissioner Orlando Wheeler have realized that there is great value in putting the skillset of experienced EMS providers to work for Clevelanders and we are excited to work collaboratively to continually improve the emergency services we provide.
That addition comes two months after City Council mandated 12 weeks of such leave for all non-unionized city workers. Council did not have authority to provide those benefits directly to unionized workers, as they are barred from intervening on collective bargaining agreements. When new benefits are offered to non-unionized employees, though, it’s common for the mayor to extend similar benefits to union members during contract negotiations.
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