Members of our local voted yesterday to reject the tentative agreement and to go on strike. At tomorrow's meeting, your local leaders will discuss what are next steps and how we can prepare for a strike.
This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on the direction of the negotiation team and the future of YOUR contract. Full explanation of the Union’s and the Medical Center’s proposals will be presented.
I have been at Virtua Health since March but I have been in Emergency Medical Services for more than seven years. Before I worked in EMS, I worked for the psych department. I was trained to an Emergency Medical Technician
I have been a paramedic for the 12 years, including the last six years at Virtua Health. I grew up on the beach and I continue to call the Jersey Shore my home.
I have been an Emergency Services worker for 16 years, including the last 14 years at Virtua Health. I am a husband and father of two children.
I became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) since 1995 and a Paramedic since March 2002. I have been a Virtua Health Paramedic for 19 years. I am a lifelong resident of Burlington County.
I have been a Virtua Paramedic for over 10 years. It is my only medic job ever by choice. I could work closer to home but deliberately love where I work and the people I work with. I am a
I have been an Emergency Medical Technician for seven years, including at Virtua Health for the past five years. I am also a mother of two.
It may seem hard to believe but negotiations are quickly approaching. Our contract is due to expire in May of 2022. Typically we start negotiations with the hospital around the end of March of 2022.
More than 200 Paramedics, EMTs, Dispatchers, Communicators and RNs want to ensure Virtua fulfills its obligations to Burlington and Camden counties and they want to have a voice so they could advocate for improved patient care and healthcare outcomes for
To date, we have had seven bargaining sessions with management. We have not received any economic proposals from management to date, but the hospital is mentioning once again increasing the cost of health insurance.
I have been a Paramedic for almost 10 years, including two years at Virtua.