Hey, George Jackson!  Remember the message about RE: UNIONS?
You said to Mike Bouser on 13 Oct 96  22:28:00...
 
GJ> For that matter, how many EMT's would be allowed to strike if they were 
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GJ> a union. Any contract would undoubtedly involve an 'essential service' 
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GJ> that forced enough crews to keep working to handle emergency calls and
GJ> medically necessary transfers. The only part of the service that would be
 
Would you believe that in most states and in Canada, Emergency Medical 
Services are not considered "essential" services?  They are "specialized 
livery services", ie: taxis and buses are livery services.
Hospitals, on the other hand, are considered "essential", but only emergency 
rooms and CCU/ICU.  The rest are not "essential".....
Regards,
Tom Patierno
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