Fire stations in Winnipeg are now hostile work environments for paramedics and the union representing them wants paramedics to be taken out of fire stations, according to a report by the CBC.
The firefighters’ union is asking for Province of Manitoba to take over the ambulance service.
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Michelle Gawronsky wrote a letter to Mayor Brian Bowman Friday. This follows a recent report that said some firefighters showed bias and a “lack of concern” for a seriously injured Indigenous patient’s physical and emotional well-being.
Gawronsky said the United Fire Fighters of Winnipeg (UFFW) that expressed support for the firefighters involved in the incident in a memo.
The UFFW memo said the four firefighters involved in the incident are back from administrative leave and the issue is far from over.