by vivi | Sep 11, 2024 | New York, UAPD in the News, University at Buffalo/University Medical Resident Services, P.C.
This past week the Buffalo Union of American Physicians & Dentists, representing 831 resident physicians who work in University at Buffalo-affiliated hospitals, executed a four-day strike to protest the failure of University Medical Resident Services (UMRS), the...
by vivi | Sep 11, 2024 | New York, UAPD in the News, University at Buffalo/University Medical Resident Services, P.C.
UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), went on a four-day strike at the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC) last week to demand financial transparency and an equitable labor contract from their employer,...
by vivi | Sep 8, 2024 | UAPD in the News, Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.
Conditions at Unity Health Care have prompted the union at the D.C.-based health care provider to authorize a strike. According to the Union of American Physicians and Dentists — the union representing health care providers across the country —...
by vivi | Sep 8, 2024 | UAPD in the News
With corporate consolidation and a profit-driven mandate by healthcare systems, doctors are increasingly frustrated and feel that their voices haven’t been heard enough when it comes to issues like workplace safety, working hours, and benefits, says Stuart...
by vivi | Sep 6, 2024 | New York, UAPD in the News, University at Buffalo/University Medical Resident Services, P.C.
The labor action by medical residents in Buffalo is the latest in the medical worker unionization wave sweeping the US. Around 100 picketers stood in front of Buffalo General Hospital on September 4, chanting and talking to reporters under the...
