Approximately 830 UB resident physicians, represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), intend to go on a two-day long strike next month if “negotiations fail to improve” with their employer, University Medical Resident Services P.C. (UMRS) according to a press statement released on Aug. 13.
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Dr. Steven Moran, a UB second-year anesthesiology resident, said that the residents have “seen nothing but resistance, delays and failure to bargain meaningfully.”
“We’re the only doctors available at the hospitals around here, hospitals like ECMC, the VA and here at Buffalo General,” Moran said at Thursday’s press conference. “We look after your loved ones when they are at their weakest. We stretch ourselves thin to do what’s best for our patients. Despite all this, not once have we asked to work less or do less.”