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EMS staff says no to union.
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Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida) (viaKnight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)
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August 24, 2005
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Byline: Jeff Burlew
Aug. 24--Leon County paramedics and emergency medical technicians have decided by a fairly small margin against joining a union.
The county's rank-and-file Emergency Medical Services employees voted 27-20 against joining the International Association of EMTs and Paramedics. The election was held Monday and Tuesday at the county's Fleet Management facility, with results announced Tuesday morning.
Bryan Hamrick, a union official from Polk County, said he was disappointed in the results. But he said another union effort could occur next year if employees are interested in pursuing one.
"I think they have a lot of young employees who don't ...