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, University Medical Resident Services P.C. (UMRS), and the university.
The physicians authorized the strike last month, expecting over 800 physicians to strike over UMRS’ “bargaining in bad faith” during the year-long labor contract negotiations to increase salaries, establish supplemental funds and switch to a non-deductible health insurance plan.