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Nigro Backs Higher Pay for EMTs; Union's Waiting to Hear It at Bargaining Table

By BOB HENNELLY
Posted 3/29/21

FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro reaffirmed his support for significantly higher salaries for Emergency Medical Service workers during a March 19 City Council budget hearing, saying those "hard-working dedicated people" were not paid what they're worth.

His remarks came as the unions representing Emergency Medical Technicians and officers prepared to make a counter-offer to an Office of Labor Relations wage proposal when the two sides return to bargaining table April 5.

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