The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that 457 employees of American Medical Response in Redlands and Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. have voted in favor of having the USW recognized as their exclusive bargaining representative.

USW International Vice President Fred Redmond, who chairs the USW Health Care Workers Council, welcomed them to the ranks of the nearly 10,000 council members the USW already represents in California which include Kaiser, Long Beach Memorial. Oak Valley, Oroville, and City of Hope Hospitals and other EMS members including ProTransport 1, Manteca District Ambulance, West Side Ambulance, and the Turlock Emergency Medical Services Association.

“These dedicated professionals provide the highest quality service to their communities, and the USW is proud to represent such a talented group of hardworking men and women,” Redmond said ... more