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| Topic | NYC plans to layoff hundreds of emergency medical workers. |
| FreezerDoor 08/20/20 2:59:05 PM #1: | https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/nyc-preparing-to-lay-off-hundreds-of-emts-amid-covid-budget-crisis-union-says/2575941/ Union members were apoplectic. The citys EMTs and paramedics responded to record call volume in March and early April, peaking at some 6,500 calls a day. They weren't immune to COVID, either. At the worst of the crisis, nearly one in four were out sick. Oren Barzilay, president of FDNY EMS local 257 said that nine union members had died from COVID as a result of working during the pandemic. "Even with the threat of a second wave of COVID-19 looming and two recent outbreaks in Brooklyn, Bill de Blasio and his team at City Hall wants to balance the city's budget on our backs, eliminating some 400 emergency medical responder positions and placing every New Yorkers life at risk," Barzilay told NBC News. "Yesterday, we were praised as heroes, essential workers saving lives. Today, the city government treats us like zeros," his statement continued. "New Yorkers who lived through this deadly pandemic know otherwise." --- Edmonton Oilers winning a draft is like giving a homeless person money but knowing they are going to spend it on drugs and alcohol- Xunolix ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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