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Residents Strike, Demonstrate Around Labor Day Weekend
The 829 residents and fellows at the University at Buffalo, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), have been in talks for more than a year to settle on a contract. They say they're earning less than minimum wage given their typical...
UB medical residents begin first day of strike
BUFFALO, N.Y. — University at Buffalo medical residents and union supporters began their strike today outside Buffalo General Hospital. After a year of negotiations, they were unable to come to a mutual agreement with their employer. They are asking for an 8-10...
UB resident physicians strike for better pay, better benefits
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of resident physicians hit the picket line outside Buffalo General Hospital fighting for higher wages, better benefits and better working conditions. An agreement to get resident physicians back to work still has not been...
‘You should be appreciated and not hazed’: UB resident physicians go on strike demanding change
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Nearly 830 resident physicians at the University at Buffalo walked off the job Tuesday and plan on striking for four days. They're demanding better compensation, benefits, and working conditions. Earlier this year, billboards on the 190 in...
First day on strike for UB medical residents and fellows
Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - Tuesday marked Day 1 of a weeklong strike outside of Oishei Children's Hospital, as hundreds of University at Buffalo medical residents and fellows are fighting for livable wages. "When I found out these guys were making $58,000 a year at the...
The strike begins: UB resident doctors plan to ‘stand our ground’ in 4-day work stoppage
When University at Buffalo resident doctors and fellows formed a union in early 2023, Dr. Eun Beattie recalls that many of them "started out pretty scared" of speaking out against long-established training programs with grueling schedules that many physicians have...