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Originally Posted by jar_e
It may have been in the past but it certainly isn't now.
From ottawaparmedics.com....wage rage for Advanced Care Paramedics (roughly the same as a paramedic in Alberta)...wages in 2006 range from $31 to $35...rates in 2007 as high as $37.88.
Wage rates for primary care paramedics (EMT's in Alberta)...in 2006...$26 to $33, 2007...high as $35.50.
So compare that to Calgary EMS and they're paid less by a few dollars per hour. |
Thanks for looking this up!
I don't see why Calgary EMS shouldn't be the highest paid in the country. They are, after all, in a city where the economy is being overdriven by a bunch of Oil & Gas people who make far too much money. In order to get by, they almost need to be the highest paid -- for the moment that is.
Is this strike only about money? Or are there other major points such as hours per week/benifets/vacation time up for consideration?
Given a choice, if I were to take a trip in an Ambulance, I would rather have an overpaid but satisfied EMT saving my life then an angry disgruntled EMT. But that's just me.