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.
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The UB resident negotiators, the leaders of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD), say that according to their research, University at Buffalo alone, who operate with Kaleida and ECMC to employ residents under United Medical Resident Services (UMRS), receive over $150,000 per residency from the federal government and additional funds from the state, totaling over half a billion dollars annually. Despite this, resident staff earn less than minimum wage after taxes, while executives earn millions.