In a unanimous vote, the City Council May 28 backed pay parity for Emergency Medical Technicians, who at top salary make about $35,000 less than cops and Firefighters.
"EMS personnel have worked so hard even before this pandemic, but they have not been paid fairly," Council Speaker Corey Johnson stated before the vote. "Despite that they remained on the front lines meeting the medical needs of countless New Yorkers throughout the COVID-pandemic. We owe them fair pay for this work now more than ever."
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