NEW: Five months after the Austin EMS Association submitted a pay proposal asking for a $7/hr base wage increase for medics, the city has responded with a counter offer. City management’s proposal? A net wage increase of $1.17 over 4 years. Year 1 would be a 14 cent raise.

NEW: Five months after the Austin EMS Association submitted a pay proposal asking for a $7/hr base wage increase for medics, the city has responded with a counter offer.City management's proposal? A net wage increase of $1.17 over 4 years. Year 1 would be a 14 cent raise.— Austin Sanders (@daustinsanders) April 8, 2022