Overworked paramedics in Nova Scotia becoming public safety issue, union says

HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia paramedics are being so overworked it's become a public safety issue for the province, their union told a legislature committee Thursday. Mike Nickerson, business agent for union local 727, told the health committee that paramedics are logging one to six overtime hours a shift, which he said "is just not safe." "Paramedics are tired, they're hungry and they are feeling the pressure of a busier system," said Nickerson. "Something needs to be done and it needs to be done now