This implies a $299 million increase in the 2019/20 Victorian budget. Ambulance Union Secretary of State Steve McGhie said that if their new company bargaining contract is combined with a 12 per cent pay rise granted to them by the newly elected Andrews government in late 2014, as well as a salary increase set by the Fair Work Commission, paramedics will reap 38 to 46 per cent increases in 4 4 4 and a half years. Start by going to our document search and trying to search for a full text for agreements. After helping the Lab Party win the government in 2014, the ambulance union is now preparing to sign an agreement with the Andrews government that will allow them to massively increase their salaries until April 30, 2019, six months after the 2018 election. Ambulance Services Minister Jenny Mikakos announced that the contract with paramedics has been concluded with a signed agreement, which provides for better wages and conditions as well as additional paramedics to improve care for all Victorians. Visit an agreement for more details. The 2019 expiration date of the new EBA of paramedics indicates that the Andrews government is working to avoid a new wage dispute with paramedics who were a thorn in the side of the former Napthine government on the eve of the 2014 elections. If you have sought and fail to reach an agreement, the caregivers` union threatens to launch union actions from May 6 if “reasonable” negotiations do not progress. The rescue services sector is doing a lot of positive work on the mental health of first aid and first responders. . . .