"In the video and radio spot, Oren Barzilay, a 30-year FDNY EMS veteran and president of Local 2507, says Mayor Adams still has the chance to make it right and lift EMTs and paramedics out of poverty before leaving office. Mayor Adams, four years ago you committed to combat current EMS poverty wages and give us pay equity with other first responders, Barzilay says. We are New York City's lowest-paid municipal workers and among the least compensated medical professionals across America."
"Despite providing life-saving critical care and responding to dangerous situations similar to those faced by police officers and firefighters, FDNY EMTs and paramedics remain the city's lowest-paid municipal workers. A rookie EMT earns a starting salary of $39,386, or about $18 an hour, compared with $45,196 for a rookie firefighter. After five years, FDNY EMS workers often top out at about $59,000 annually, while firefighters can earn around $110,000."
More than 4,000 FDNY EMS members launched a 30-second radio spot and video urging Mayor Eric Adams to deliver on a 2021 pledge to grant wage equity for EMTs and paramedics. The union reports a roughly 70% attrition rate among emergency medical workers and attributes the losses to persistent pay disparities. The #StandwithEMS campaign highlights municipal underinvestment and inequities on and off the job. Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay called for immediate action to lift EMTs out of poverty before the mayor leaves office and cited stark salary gaps between EMS workers and firefighters.
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