IAEP is a labor union, a division of NAGE / SEIU Local 5000 (National Association of Government Employees) that represents EMS professionals (EMTs, Paramedics,) working for public, "third service", and private ambulance (Emergency Medical Services, EMT, Paramedic, Dispatcher, Registered Nurses, Support Staff) in self-autonomous union locals. IAEP locals elect their own local governing executive boards and officers and are provided representational, legal, contract, and political support by NAGE but govern and manage their own affairs.
