Tentative agreement reached to avoid ambulance strike in Seattle
Dec 22, 2018, 8:30 AM
(KIRO 7)
(KIRO 7)
A tentative agreement was reached to avert a strike by hundreds of EMTs in Seattle, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said.
American Medical Response, which operates non-life threatening ambulance service in the city, and Teamsters local 763 reached the deal on Friday.
Details are not yet known, but Durkan said the deal means better wages
Earlier this month, the local Teamster’s union approved the walkout by more than 400 EMTs and paramedics in the Seattle area, barring the approval of a new contract.
An EMT who asked to remain anonymous told KIRO Radio that the rejected offer from AMR would have paid new employees $17 an hour. The Teamster’s final counter-offer asked for $17.50 an hour for those EMTs, and then $18.50 for employees who hit the six-month mark.
Additional reporting from KIRO 7 News Staff.
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