St John paramedics warned about wearing badges, sparking outrage from unionSUPPLIED St John staff scaled back industrial action but a new uniform dispute has paramedics irate, a union says. A "heavy-handed" letter to St John paramedics and their union from the company's lawyers has inflamed tensions during strike action, First Union says. It claimed St John had told workers they could face disciplinary action for not complying with uniform policy - a claim St John has strongly rejected. First Union said St John staff were "gagged" from speaking publicly about the uniform and other issues. St John had become the "default" for sick people who could not get a doctor, and he was worried for the public, he said.

Source: Stuff November 04, 2016 07:10 UTC