City Offers Pennies, Not Dollars, to Austin EMS

Medics find proposal insulting and inadequate amid enormous staffing crunch

"...Five months after the Austin EMS Assoc­iation asked for a $7 per hour increase..."

April 15, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Two Candidates Remain in the Hunt to Lead Austin EMS

Hail to the chiefs

"...The search for a new chief to lead Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Ser­vices has narrowed to two candidates...."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Firefighters Association Says Nay to Proposition A

Over 50% of AFA members vote to oppose police staffing initiative

"...Members of the Austin Firefighters Association have voted to oppose Proposi­tion A, the..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

While Austin Medics Negotiate a Labor Contract, Hays County’s Fight to Unionize

For Hays County's nonprofit EMS team, becoming a union is no easy task

"...employees union. Like most health care workers, those at SMHCEMS are emerging from the height of a pandemic with..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Medics Seek Relief in Labor Talks, Chief Search

Trying to soothe EMS' chronic pain

"...Austin-Travis County Emergency Med­ic­al Services is approaching a turning point...."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Ambulances Were Out of Service 35 Times Last Month

Understaffed EMS means ambulances can’t be manned

"...Negotiations between the City of Austin and the union representing Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Statewide Police Lobby Kicks Out Medics for Opposing Save Austin Now

CLEAT blackballs Austin EMS union for standing against failed Prop A

"...stretch of its search for a new chief for Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (above), the union representing front-line..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Focuses on Housing Costs, EMS Talks

Council to consider resolution evaluating impact of zoning on housing supply

"...attention has been paid over the past decade, as Austin has struggled to implement its Imagine Austin Com­prehensive Plan..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Contract Talk: What About EMS?

Police impasse overshadowing EMS?

"...At the tail end of Austin-Travis County EMS Assoc­iation President Tony Marquardt's Monday presentation to..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

EMS Staffing Shortage Nears Crisis Point

Ongoing staffing shortage worsens with Omicron surge

"...For the first time since Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services was founded in 1976, the..."

Jan. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Merger for EMS and AFD?

Public Safety Committee revisits the idea

"...Austin-Travis County EMS Medical Director Dr. Paul Hinchey’s resignation on..."

June 23, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Austin needs an honest discussion of how much we spend on public safety.

"...A line chart showing that this year, 93% of Austin's sales and property tax collections will be spent on..."

May 24, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

From the Bloody Streets of Austin, it's a Dia de los Muertos Election-Night Dead-Blog

Spoiler alert: Good has triumphed over evil

"...the ballot by the GOP-aligned political action committee Save Austin Now - going down in emphatic, ignominious fashion, Austinites..."

Nov. 2, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Levy and EMS Union in Email Throwdown

EMS union leader calls for Mike Levy's resignation from city panel

"...city's Public Safety Commission, Tony Marquardt, president of the Austin-Travis County EMS Employee Association, told Levy that it was..."

March 8, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Whether Saving Lives During the Freeze or Saving the City From Save Austin Now, Bob Nicks Just Helped

"I didn’t do a thing. I sat in my office and dispatched people. But I was part of it.”

"...after call as he drove over icy roads into Austin. Some were from his colleagues at the Austin Fire..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

High Stress at EMS

ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...New Year's resolution to "be done with this place," Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services paramedic Ryan Burger took a..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Short-Term Contract Locks In Big Wage Gains for EMS

Entry-level EMTs will get $19.25 an hour

"...After nine months of talks, the city and the Austin Emer­gency Medical Services Association have reached an agreement on..."

Aug. 26, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Police, EMS Staffers Not Happy

Employee surveys show low morale

"...The Austin Police Association executed a bit of public venting last..."

June 17, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

EMS Contract: Not Over Yet

Council poised to send city, ATCEMSA back to negotiating table

"...the breakdown in the city's meet-and-confer negotiations with the Austin-Travis County EMS Association. City Labor Rela­tions staff was on..."

Nov. 10, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

EMS Contract Expires

Union hobbled after talks break down on Monday

"...city and its emergency medical services union – the Austin-Travis County EMS Association – fell apart on Monday. Because..."

Nov. 3, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"..."The Science of Policing Equity: Measuring Fairness in the Austin Police Department." Most of the findings already appeared in..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Point Austin: Union Goons

In Coxworld, the unions are always the enemy

"...of them, but because those good folks at the Austin American-Statesman editorial board, in their latest hysterical rant against..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Column by Michael King

EMS Union Set for Leadership Contest

Association to cast ballot between incumbent Tony Marquardt or challenger Selena Xie

"...Beginning Nov. 26, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services medics will vote to choose..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

EMS Contract Expires With No Deal

Last-ditch effort to negotiate new terms collapsed on Monday

"...city and its emergency medical services union – the Austin-Travis County EMS Association – fell apart on Monday. Because..."

Oct. 31, 2017 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Ahead of Pride, EMS Train LGBTQ Businesses on Active Shooter Response

Community members asked for training after Club Q shooting

"...Ahead of Austin Pride this weekend, first responders held a training Thursday..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Paramedic Amber Price Cares for Austin's Most Vulnerable Populations

"...was down there; she's a community health paramedic with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services who serves on the Homeless..."

Nov. 27, 2020 Features Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Hit Me With Your Worst Shot

Doesn’t this weekend’s carnage illustrate exactly why policing as usual isn’t enough?

"...At 8am on Saturday, as much of Austin had yet to awaken and learn that 15* people..."

June 18, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: The Monitor Comes Knocking

The police monitor and the chief share an exchange of views

"...about over Police Monitor Margo Frasier's review memorandum to Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo concerning an officer-involved shooting last..."

May 27, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Election Results: Austin Can Save Itself, Thanks

Pro-policing GOP-aligned campaigners crash into city’s fiscal reality on Election Day

"...Austin voters humiliated Save Austin Now at the polls Nov...."

Nov. 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...Last July, as anger with the Austin Police Department washed over the city's budget deliberations, the..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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