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Another Voice: Buffalo’s resident physicians deserve affordable medical care for their families
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...
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,...
Union representing providers at DC’s Unity Health Care authorizes strike
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 —...
Why More Doctors Are Joining Unions
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 Bussey, MD,...
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...
Tensions rising again at D.C. community health center as more staff leave
Unity Health Care faces provider shortages as union talks continue, raising questions about the network’s ability to keep treating vulnerable patients. Tensions are on the rise again at the largest network of community health-care clinics in D.C., with doctors and...