-> of these situations. I don't know if a union would be the best alternative
-> for me. How many EMT's do you know could afford to strike if it came down 
to
-> it?
For that matter, how many EMT's would be allowed to strike if they were part 
of
a union. Any contract would undoubtedly involve an 'essential service' clause
that forced enough crews to keep working to handle emergency calls and
medically necessary transfers. The only part of the service that would be
affected would be the non-med transfers, and these might not be enough to put
financial pressure on the owners. All the press would report is that EMT's 
were
striking, and it'd be a PR nightmare.
Even if the strike was costing enough to be effective, if the strike didn't
involve every service in the area, only the affected owner(s) would be hurt,
allowing the others to pick up their business. The strike would force certain
owners out of business, and the EMT's would all wind up working for the same
old conditions for the ones who took advantage of the situation to expand.
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