Ambulance Crews Strike in Dispute Over Wages
Ambulance crews for a private company that provides medical transportation service in the San Fernando Valley and eastern Los Angeles County walked off the job Friday in a contract dispute.
The one-day strike involved 150 emergency medical technicians and paramedics working for American Medical Response at stations serving parts of Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena.
The ambulance crews want an annual 7% increase for the next three years, as well as improved health insurance and retirement benefits.
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