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All-out strike at seven rural ambulance services in Newfoundland ... (SaltWire Network)

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A dispute on Thursday between a private ambulance service and one of its workers led to the union representing paramedics, emergency ...

Reassure people that there is a plan here, that people have access to an ambulance service to get to a health facility.” It’s not just a conciliation officer but the head of the department, the director for labour relations has been engaged, which shows the importance of this file. “If ambulance services are required, residents of the region are directed to call 911. They say they have a plan to provide the services for these communities, show us the plan. Dawe said the dispute on Thursday involved a call that wasn’t deemed an emergency, and considered outside the work-to-rule guidelines in place. Teamsters Local Union 855 said about 120 employees have been in a legal strike position since Nov.

First responders walk off the job following strike order from union ... (CBC.ca)

More than 100 workers with seven private ambulance services across Newfoundland have walked off the job. Teamsters Local 855 leader Hubert Dawe said the ...

What we can do is we can encourage them to go to the conciliation officer and use that process. Anything we can use to help them move in that direction for a deal is important to us." Dawe previously said the members could make better wages and have a greater quality of life working in a fast-food restaurant. "We're going to stay in constant contact. This situation needs to be addressed, not swept under the rug or hoped that it will go away." "Unfortunately, the men and women who provide these services are tired and they really want some help," he said. We all saw this coming." Dawe said the incident involved the employer, Fewer's Ambulance Service, reporting a union member Thursday for allegedly participating in an illegal strike, a charge Dawe said is unfounded. We also have the ability to form a conciliation board with the agreement of the parties. "It's worrisome, again, the fact that we have a number of challenges in our health-care system here and now we have a lot of remote and rural communities that don't have access to ambulance services," he said. Union members have been participating in a work-to-rule campaign, in which they perform only their core contractual duties, since Jan. "We're just looking for a little bit of respect now in the role that we play in the health-care system, and unfortunately our members have reached the point based on this incident that the employer created yesterday, that we feel that the only way we're going to get recognized is to take the steps that we have taken."

Workers for seven private ambulance services across ... (The Globe and Mail)

Dawe says the union had been conducting a work-to-rule campaign since Jan. 11. He says the 120 paramedics, dispatchers and other first responders employed ...

The company is funded for its services by the provincial government, which says contingency plans are in place, including the use of other ambulance services to ensure responses to emergencies. Dawe apologizes to the public for the inconvenience, but says the union feels it had no choice but to act in the contract dispute. In an interview, Hubert Dawe, business agent for Teamsters Local 855, says the decision to strike today followed what he says was the unjustified reporting of a union member by the company to the province’s regulatory body on Thursday for participating in an illegal strike.

Health Authorities Have Backup Plans During Ambulance Strike (VOCM)

Some private ambulance operators who were in a legal strike position are now on strike. That means no emergenc...

Ambulance services for emergencies will continue to be provided throughout the region. That changed as of 12 p.m. Hubert Dawe, business manager with Teamsters Local 855, says they withdrew some services a couple of weeks ago but none affecting emergency needs of patients. [January 20, 2023]

Public Advisory: 911 Services Continue - News Releases (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)

The 911 Division would like to advise members of the public that the province-wide 911 service is not impacted by the strike action taken today by Teamsters ...

Ottawa Hospital planning new patient unit in General Campus ... (CTV Edmonton)

The Ottawa Hospital will build a 10 to 20-bed overflow unit in the former ambulance bay at the General Campus this winter to help deal with overcrowding and ...

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The Ottawa Hospital building patient overflow space in its ... (Ottawa Citizen)

Two years after opening a tent-like structure in the parking lot of its Civic campus to deal with overcrowding, The Ottawa Hospital is building a similar ...

Love said the hospital expects to continue to need additional surge space “for at least a number of years”. The campus located on Smyth Road does not have the physical capacity to handle surges of patients, driven by viral illnesses, including COVID-19, and other factors. Article content

Newfoundland's ambulance strike already affecting patients as ... (Globalnews.ca)

A paramedic in central Newfoundland says patients are already waiting longer for care after ambulance workers in parts of the province walked off the job ...

Tiller said he and his team responded to a call on Friday night in an area normally served by striking workers. The next closest emergency room is in Gander, which is about 130 kilometres away. “It is just another indicator of, frankly, the absolute disaster that health care in much of Newfoundland is in.” The town of Bonavista is home to about 3,100 people as well as a busy regional health centre whose emergency department has also been plagued by closures and doctor shortages. Hubert Dawe, a leader with the Teamsters Local 855 union, said Friday that he’s been asking the provincial government for years to make private ambulance services essential. About 120 workers with seven private ambulance services owned by Fewer’s Ambulance Service walked off the job early Friday afternoon, seeking higher wages and a better pension plan.

N.L. legislature to hold emergency debate to make private ... (CBC.ca)

Newfoundland and Labrador's House of Assembly will sit Monday for an emergency debate to enact legislation to make private ambulance services essential in ...

As such, it requires members of the House of Assembly to convene on Monday for an emergency debate to enact the Essential Ambulance Services Act," Furey's statement read. More than 100 workers with seven private ambulance services across Newfoundland walked off the job Friday. Newfoundland and Labrador's House of Assembly will sit Monday for an emergency debate to enact legislation that would make private ambulance services essential in the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador to hold emergency debate about ... (CTV News Atlantic)

Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey is calling for an emergency sitting of the legislature to address an ongoing ambulance strike.

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Furey Calls Emergency Debate in House Over Ambulance Strike (VOCM)

The House of Assembly will sit on Monday for an emergency debate over the strike by rural ambulance workers. P...

The Essential Ambulance Services Act would allow the employer and employees to determine the terms of the essential ambulance services agreement, and allow them to engage with the Labour Relations Board when necessary, including authorizing the board to refer a matter to binding arbitration “to protect the employees’ meaningful right to a strike and the employers’ meaningful right to a lockout.” The intent of the debate is to enact the Essential Ambulance Services Act, which would make private ambulance services essential. “We recognize the valuable role private and community ambulance operators and service providers play in the delivery of health care in our province, and it was our hope that the parties could come to an agreement in this labour dispute,” he said.

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