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...
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Labor negotiations remain at standstill after UB physicians’ four-day strike
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,...
Buffalo Medical Residents Are Striking for Fair Pay and Better Conditions
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 midday sun. They gripped...
Patients and parents join UB resident physicians on picket line
Karra Barret and her son Bradley stood in solidarity with UB physicians and a particular resident who Karra says saved her son's life. BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo resident physicians concluded Day 3 of their strike. While they’re looking for better pay and...
UB medical residents continue striking for wages equal to other local residencies
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Wednesday marked the second day of striking for 829 UB medical residents, who are fighting not only for livable wages, but for benefits that are on par with what other medical residencies are getting offered in the area. ... The UB resident...
UB medical residents call on university, hospitals to come to bargaining table
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo medical residents and fellows continued their strike for a second day Wednesday. The residents, who work at major Western New York hospitals — such as Buffalo General, Erie County Medical Center, and Oishei Children’s...